Streetwise Articles
What's Holding the Gold ETF Back?
Source: Seeking Alpha, Tom Lydon (5/28/09)
". . .inflation has replaced market fear as the main concern for investors at this point."
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Ira Epstein's Weekly Gold Report
Source: GoldSeek (5/28/09)
". . .at this time I remain both short term and longer term bullish."
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What Moves Up Three Times Faster Than Gold?
Source: SilverSeek, Andrew Mickey (5/27/09)
"Silver has a much brighter future than gold."
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CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE: Survival of the Juniors
Source: Canadian Mining Journal, Marilyn Scales (5/27/09)
"The Canadian mining industry falls into three camps—the opportunists, the innovators and the survivors. . ."
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Eric Lemieux: Keep an Eye on Exploration Plays in the James Bay Area
Source: The Gold Report (5/26/09)
Eric Lemieux, metals and mining analyst with Laurentian Bank Securities, focuses on the emerging mineral wealth of the James Bay area of Quebec and discusses his favorite explorers in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report. Despite producers being more in favor, he believes the James Bay area with its exploration plays and favorable geological, geographic, and social fundamentals retains its advantages.
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Gold Stocks Look Cheap - BMO
Source: Seeking Alpha, FP Trading Desk (5/26/09)
". . .senior and intermediate companies still look relatively cheap compared to past bull markets for gold."
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Bloomberg Survey: Gold Expected to Rise This Week
Source: Seeking Alpha, Mark O'Byrne (5/26/09)
". . .investors are pouring into the safe haven attributes of gold. . ."
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Gold Battle Lines Drawn at $1,000 Again
Source: James West, Midas Letter (5/26/09)
Here we go again. The forces of legitimate money versus the incumbent purveyors of the candy floss economy squared off at the $1,000 an ounce line over which yet another battle will be fought. Arrayed against either side are formidable new elements and tried and true old ones.
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U.S. Copper Recovers, Confidence Data Provide Lift
Source: Reuters (5/26/09)
"I was looking for positive, but this is very solid."
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Increase in Russian Gold Output
Source: World Gold Council (5/26/09)
". . .output was up nearly 38%. . ."
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Will Gold Pass $1,000 an Ounce Next Week?
Source: GoldSeek, Peter Cooper (5/25/09)
". . .gold will make it past and stay past $1,000 on its third attempt. . ."
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Gold ETF Holdings Begin to Climb Again as Price Strengthens
Source: Mineweb, Lawrence Williams (5/25/09)
". . .with the Chinese and Russian Central Banks buying gold, and western Central Banks loath to sell. . .this will help underpin gold and silver prices."
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South Africa's Gold Output Down 10%
Source: Mineweb, Lawrence Williams (5/25/09)
"South Africa's overall gold output in 2008 fell to its lowest level in 86 years. . ."
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Gold on Verge of Historic Breakout?
Source: MarketWatch, Peter Brimelow (5/25/09)
"Watch that $990-$1,000 area like a hawk."
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Gold: Go for Fresh Buying on Break of $965
Source: Commodity Online (5/25/09)
"Spot gold is currently trading near the important resistance level of $965. . ."
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Mongolians Go to the Polls with Mining on Their Minds
Source: Reuters, Jason Subler (5/24/09)
"A win by Elbegdorj could complicate policy making on mining. . ."
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Bob Moriarty: Where to Find Cover When Black Swans Swarm
Source: The Gold Report (5/22/09)
As 321gold.com founder Bob Moriarty sees it, those "black swans" darkening the horizon these days serve as harbingers of escalating chaos in financial markets. As he tells The Gold Report in this exclusive interview, this particular breed isn't exactly unpredictable, but could be especially dangerous. What's an investor to do? Bob urges an ultra-conservative approach, and advises investing in tangibles ("preferably producing resource stocks") after serious due diligence.
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Gold to Break Out Past $1,000 this Summer
Source: Victor Goncalves, Equities and Economics Report (5/22/09)
Gold bugs are rejoicing with the price of gold having some healthy gains these past couple of weeks. With the spot price at $960USD/oz it makes you ask "is this another sucker rally in gold, or are we really going somewhere this time?"
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Think Before You Leap: Selling Silver Coins
Source: David Morgan, Silver Investor (5/22/09)
Thinking of opening your own coin shop? If you think it’s just a matter of “I’ll just buy a bunch of metal and begin,” think again. Here are David Morgan’s thoughts on venturing into that realm….
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Gold at the Point of Inflection?
Source: GoldForecaster.com (5/22/09)
Monsieur Claude Trichet, the head of the European Central Bank has described the world economy as, at a “Point of Inflection”. The dictionary tells us this is when a curve changes from Concave to Convex. . . This was not a minor statement at all. It now joins other central and Treasury official indications that the worst is over and we can expect matters to improve. . .Where does the gold price head now, if there is a recovery underway?
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The Project Generator
Source: Rick Mills, AheadOfTheHerd.com (5/22/09)
Investors in project generators can take a business-like approach to maximizing their exposure to many different quality projects that offer the opportunity for the much-coveted and sought-after multi-times return on invested capital while preserving close to their original ownership interest. And that’s an attractive proposition!
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European Copper Warrants Offers Hold Steady on Contango, China
Source: Platts (5/22/09)
". . .anyone who wants metal will have to pay prices to compete with international demand. . ."
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Dollar's Weakness Helps Support both Oil and Gold Prices
Source: Oil N' Gold (5/22/09)
"Gold price continues to trade steadily above $950 and the benchmark futures is expected to record a 3rd consecutive weekly gain. . ."
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Why Gold Enthusiasm Is 'Cool' Again
Source: Seeking Alpha, Andrew Mickey (5/22/09)
"The 'hot money' has found a new friend: gold and gold stocks."
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Gold Headed Higher, New Bubble in the U.S. Treasury Market
Source: The Daily Reckoning, Bill Bonner (5/22/09)
"It looks to us as though gold is headed to $1,000 again. . .maybe higher."
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