Silver—Gold’s Poodle?
Source: David Morgan, Silver Investor��(3/27/09)
Gold gets most of the press and silver always seems to be in second place, and it will probably stay that way until we get to the blow-off phase of this precious metals bull market. During the panic buying phase or mania that accompany the blow-off phase, gold will be outside the price range of many people. Anyone seeking any protection from the destruction of the U.S. dollar will buy whatever they can, and that is silver. . .This week I have two videos where we discuss the ups and downs of the silver market and how silver differs from gold as an investment. More >

Jay Taylor: Printing Money Can’t Make Money
Source: The Gold Report��(3/27/09)
Newsletter writer and radio commentator Jay Taylor tells Gold Report readers that he believes gold stocks represent the best investment these days. Buying gold stocks may be riskier than holding bars or coins, but the upside potential of owning mining shares is commensurately that much greater as well. Jay also argues against the folly of thinking we can cure what ails us by running the printing presses faster and faster to pump more and more paper currency into the economy. More >

Gold and Silver Rally on Deepening U.S. Dollar Concerns
Source: The Market Oracle, Mark O'Byrne��(3/27/09)
"Gold and silver rose. . .yesterday on deepening concerns about the dollar and fears that its reserve currency status is threatened." More >

The Real Reason Why Gold is Rising
Source: Investor's Daily Edge, Jon Herring��(3/27/09)
"Can you think of a safer investment than buying cash at a discount and getting gold for free?" More >

NYSE Runs Out of Gold Bars: What Happens Next?
Source: Seeking Alpha, Avery Goodman��(3/27/09)
"There is now so much demand for delivery of the mini-contracts that the exchange can no longer deliver 1 kg bars." More >

Is Platinum Ready To Rock?
Source: Mineweb, Barry Sergeant��(3/27/09)
"Platinum prices. . .cruised upwards to potentially disaster-saving levels around $1,150 an ounce, the best seen since September." More >

Crisis Investing: Tactics for Today
Source: Louis James, Casey Research��(3/26/09)
We’ve warned repeatedly for investors to hold on to their hats. We now think we’ve underestimated how very rough this ride is going to be. Never mind the hats; hold on for your financial life. More >

Global Dollar Paranoia Building Gold Demand
Source: Eric Pratt, www.ResourcexInvestor.com��(3/26/09)
Yesterday after Treasury Secretary inadvertently waxed supportive of the idea that he was open to China's suggestion of moving toward a currency system linked to the International Monetary Fund's Strategic Drawing Rights. gold spiked and the dollar dove as markets reacted swiftly. . . The suddenness and violence of the market spasm (gold shot up $20 in less than a minute while the dollar lost one and a half cents) is evidence of what’s in store for gold and the dollar should the trend in U.S. economic news continue unfavorably in the macro view. More >

Gold Price Seasonal Trend Pattern Has Changed!
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold-Authentic Money��(3/26/09)
Unlike most metals gold had a defined set of seasons over the year. The factors that dictate these seasons are very well established based on past demand patterns. But these seasons have now changed as we will see from May onwards, when gold goes into its quiet time often referred to as the "Doldrums" after the area in the Atlantic where there are no Trade Winds taking sailing ships back and forth. More >

Gold or Platinum?
Source: miningmx, Marc Ashton��(3/26/09)
". . .we believe that the significant re-pricing of gold relative to the platinum group metals complex will unwind over the medium term." More >

Gold Could Hold Above $1 000/oz for 'Extended Periods'
Source: Mining Weekly, Liezel Hill��(3/26/09)
"The surging investment demand for gold as a 'safe haven' investment is unlikely to abate this year." More >

Gold Prices Hold Gains Despite Rising Positive Sentiment
Source: Yahoo! Finance��(3/26/09)
"The precious metal is holding on to the gains made Wednesday after a sharp sell-off in the U.S. dollar." More >

Some Things Never Change
Source: Goldmau, Andrew Mickey��(3/26/09)
"Right now the markets are weighing the good, bad, and not-as-bad-as-we-thought." More >

When Bernanke Says All Is Well, It’s Time to Duck and Cover
Source: Casey Research��(3/25/09)
Is this finally the light at the end of the tunnel for the U.S. economy? We don’t want to appear as perpetual gloom-and-doomers, but fact is, when Bernanke tries to predict the future, he’s usually wrong. More >

Bob Moriarty: Act on Contrarian Thinking
Source: The Gold Report��(3/24/09)
Always challenging, always controversial and always the contrarian, 321gold.com founder Bob Moriarty always can be counted on for a few takeaway nuggets when he chats with The Gold Report. In this interview, his third with us over the past 12 months, Bob cautions against confusing investment savvy with ego-satisfaction, suggests taking time for due diligence instead of looking to gurus, and—of course—recommends a contrarian strategy. He also offers a few tips for investors who want the biggest “bounce for the ounce” and shares some thoughts about a few “brilliant” mining projects he recently visited in Mexico. More >

CEO Consensus: Gold to Hit New Highs in 2009
Source: Marc Davis, BNW Business News Wire��(3/24/09)
A continued global economic tsunami and the increasingly urgent scramble for an investment lifeline will combine to power gold prices ominously higher and into uncharted territory later this year. This is the consensus of opinion among the CEO's of a dozen emerging to mid-tier gold mining companies who were recently interviewed by BNW Business Newswire. More >

Gold Holders - Be Patient
Source: Seeking Alpha, Jordan Roy-Byrne��(3/24/09)
"The major breakout will occur this year, though not within the time expectations of the gold bugs." More >

What A Week!
Source: Mary Anne & Pamela Aden��(3/24/09)
If there was ever a doubt that gold's bull market is forming an eight year low, it's gone now. The Fed's action guarantees that gold has much further to rise in the years ahead. More >

Dollars and Gold
Source: Mickey Fulp, Mercenary Musings��(3/24/09)
The increase in the price of gold since mid-November 2008 can be attributed solely to investment demand. In mid-Q4 2008, money managers, brokers, and individual investors looked at the financial turmoil, their devastated brokerage accounts, housing values, and 201K’s, reviewed what investments had retained most of their value during the previous year, and recognized that there was only one: Gold. More >

Central Banks Sit on Their Bullion Reserves
Source: MarketWatch, Moming Zhou��(3/24/09)
". . .falling central bank sales 'might put a floor of some kind under gold, near $500 or so.'" More >

Why Hasn't Gold Caught Fire?
Source: GoldSeek, Rick Ackerman��(3/23/09)
". . .in the world of pension funds, insurance companies, banks and other agents of investment orthodoxy, gold is still the province of lunatics. . ." More >

Dollars and Gold
Source: Resource Stock Digest, Mickey Fulp��(3/23/09)
"For those of us with investment in hard assets, the question becomes: What does the monetization of U.S. bonds bode for the price of gold?" More >

Gold Edges Down as Stocks Rally, ETF at Record
Source: Reuters��(3/23/09)
". . .SPDR Gold Trust, said its holdings hit a record 1,114.60 tons as of March 20. . ." More >

Historic Week for Gold as Fed Opts to Buy Toxic Securities
Source: The Market Oracle, Mark O'Byrne��(3/23/09)
"While institutions and central banks are increasingly looking to gold's safe haven. . .retail investor sentiment remains lukewarm. . ." More >

Bugs Triumphant About Gold, Terrified About U.S.
Source: MarketWatch, Peter Brimelow��(3/23/09)
"What does Bernanke see that he would expand the Federal Reserve's balance sheet by another $1.2 trillion? What is he not telling us?" More >