Fear, Evil & Gold
Source: Adrian Ash, Bullion Vault��(5/21/09)
Deprecated and reduced as a financial asset, gold is fast-gaining new buyers yet remains under-invested compared to previous crises... More >

Dubai Gold Contracts Turnover $128 Billion
Source: GoldSeek, Peter Cooper��(5/21/09)
". . .all Dubai gold-based assets are going to see very much larger volumes." More >

Gold - Keeping It Simple
Source: GoldSeek, Christopher Galakoutis��(5/21/09)
"Money flowing into gold was a result of the change in inflationary expectations. . ." More >

Roger Wiegand: On the Cusp of a Significant Rise in Gold
Source: The Gold Report��(5/19/09)
The 'Sell in May' situation could arrive right on time this year, according to Roger Wiegand of Trader Tracks, who anticipates the next larger, extended rally in gold this fall. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Roger suggests some alternate market plays for the lean summer months and explains why he believes "the deck is stacked against the stock market" and $1,375 gold appears in the cards. More >

Laptop Slapshot: Thom Calandra
Source: Thom Calandra��(5/19/09)
Notes and jottings from our very own Thom Calandra: Zurich hosts Beaty & Friedland. . .Hulbert zings newsletter editors. . .Burbank talks China in Pasadena. . .Ian McAvity sticks to his game More >

No Wits End in Sight
Source: Thom Calandra and The Gold Report��(5/19/09)
The joke still gets snorts in the clubhouse – 'What's the difference between a golfer and a mining executive?' 'The miners get to improve their lies.' With Wits Gold (WGR in Jo'burg and in Canada), the lie is the truth, or had better be. More >

Tax Revenues Tanking
Source: David Galland, The Casey Report��(5/19/09)
While everyone else has been focused on the banks’ stress tests and how much government is spending to bail out troubled “too big to fails,” a disturbing trend on the other side of the equation is now emerging: how much (or rather, how little) the U.S. government is receiving in tax revenues. More >

Swiss Fund Looks for Strength in Commodities, Particularly Platinum
Source: Reuters, Atul Prakash��(5/19/09)
"China could build a strategic stockpile and investment demand could easily increase substantially. . ." More >

German Firm Plans Gold ATMs to Meet Growing Demand
Source: Reuters��(5/19/09)
"It is an appetizer for a strategic investment in precious metals." More >

Platinum May Reach $1,350/oz, Palladium $280/oz - Johnson Matthey
Source: Mining Weekly, Martin Creamer��(5/18/09)
". . .supply and demand will be more closely matched in 2009 than in 2008. . .price of platinum will be much less volatile." More >

Gold Trades Higher as European Recession Worries Deepen
Source: Seeking Alpha, Mark O'Byrne��(5/18/09)
"Gold traded higher by approximately 1% on the week in all the major currencies. . ." More >

Silver Surplus?
Source: SilverSeek, Theodore Butler��(5/18/09)
"Billions of ounces don't disappear in a surplus, only in a deficit." More >

Deflation Fears 'Have Helped Gold to Dominate'
Source: World Gold Council��(5/18/09)
". . .the precious metal. . .has 'dominated' the 21st century." More >

Gold Seeker Closing Report
Source: GoldSeek, Chris Mullen��(5/18/09)
"Gold and silver fall about 1% while stocks gain 3%" More >

The World's New Gold Hub
Source: The Daily Reckoning, Ian Mathias��(5/18/09)
"The new vault will become the home for the exchange-traded fund (ETF) of Dubai Gold Securities." More >

The "Silent Rally" in Gold
Source: GoldSeek, Clif Droke��(5/17/09)
". . .the odds favor equity price gains outdistancing commodity price gains this year." More >

Simon Tonkin: Uranium Supply-Demand to Remain Tight
Source: The Gold Report��(5/15/09)
A worldwide dearth of uranium mines and highly skilled metallurgical teams to mine it has investors seeing yellow (cake, that is). "The thing with uranium is it's easy to dig up but hard to get out," says Simon Tonkin, who covers base metals, including uranium, at Thomas Weisel Partners. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Simon discusses emerging challenges in the uranium sector and the deficits he foresees in the global race for supply. More >

Where To Now For Gold?
Source: GoldForecaster.com��(5/15/09)
It is always so easy to ask someone, “Can I buy at the bottom and sell at the top?” But life doesn’t let too many of us do that and when it does it has a nasty habit of letting us do it once or maybe twice then lets us get it wrong after that. More >

Gold Price Toes the Currency Line
Source: Gold Investing News, Kishori Krishnan��(5/15/09)
"Gold is somewhat following the currency market right now." More >

Active Trader Update for Gold, Silver & Oil
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy.com��(5/15/09)
This has been a volatile week for the market. Equities sold off Wednesday pulling precious metals stocks with it. Crude oil had a small pullback but energy stocks took a beating. More >

SA Mining Output Expected to Fall Further This Year - Fitch
Source: Mining Weekly, Mariaan Webb��(5/15/09)
". . .total mining production for the quarter was down 12.8%. . ." More >

Implications of a "Sullivan-style Massive Sulfide Beds" Project Model
Source: David Morgan, Silver Investor��(5/15/09)
This week I decided to give our readers a little taste of one high-potential situation we have been following closely. The name and symbol are left out intentionally because many Internet hosting sites do not want company names involved. This is intended to give the reader some insight into the type of potential a Massive Sulfide discovery may entail. More >

The Cheapest Way to Invest in Silver
Source: GoldWorld, Luke Burgess��(5/15/09)
"There are many different ways to invest in silver. But one of the cheapest. . .is with Mexican silver coins." More >

Ira Epstein Weekly Metal Report
Source: Ira Epstein��(5/14/09)
Seasonally speaking, rallies can and do occur during May, with the second part of the month often turning weak giving back those gains. August, historically speaking, is a better seasonal time for a lasting rally to grab hold than are May, June or July. More >

Is U.S. Buying Back Its Own Gold?
Source: Numismaster, Patrick A. Heller��(5/14/09)
"President Obama is portraying this loan as an investment rather than an expenditure. . ." More >