$2500 Gold - Is Nichols Nuts or a Prescient Observer?
Source: Mineweb, Lawrence Williams  (2/19/09)
"Most people would say I'm nuts, but I think we are going to see gold over $2,500/oz before we're done." More >

Gold Bubble Still Expanding - Canaccord
Source: Seeking Alpha, FP Trading Desk  (2/19/09)
"Canaccord Adams has hiked its peak gold price by another $150 to $1,100 per ounce. . ." More >

Richard Russell: The Verdict Is In - It's a Bear
Source: Richard Russell, Dow Theory Letters  (2/19/09)
". . .the great bear market remains in force. . .The government is at all-out WAR against deflation and possibly at war with rising gold." More >

Gold Demand Tops US$100 Billion; Mine Supply Under Threat - WGC
Source: Mineweb, Rhona O'Connell  (2/18/09)
". . .World Gold Council records that dollar demand for gold in 2008 reached US$102 billion, 29% up on 2007." More >

James West: Economic Crisis — A Crucible for Transforming Trashed Juniors into Treasured Equities?
Source: The Gold Report  (2/17/09)
A gold bug who prefers equities as investments to bullion and bars, Midas Letter publisher James West expects his portfolio picks to shine to the tune of at least 15% appreciation on average. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, that sunny outlook stands in stark contrast to other things the well-regarded adviser sees on the horizon. He anticipates no letup in the storm of market volatility and holds out even less hope for the U.S. currency’s ability to stay afloat in a multi-trillion-dollar flood of new money. More >

Endeavour Financing Highlights Investors Moving into Gold
Source: James West, Midas Letter  (2/17/09)
The first quarter of 2009 has seen well over $1 billion flow into near term and existing mining companies, which is a reflection of the strong gold price amid safe haven demand. With estimates of U.S. government spending reaching as high as $2 trillion, large value investors are increasingly deterred by U.S. Treasury related securities in favour of precious metals. More >

Upwards Momentum Builds as Gold Breaches $950
Source: Mineweb, Lawrence Williams  (2/17/09)
"To an extent, $950 an ounce is seen by some as an important trigger point towards the movement to $1,000 gold and it certainly seems that the momentum is with the yellow metal at the moment." More >

Don't Kick Yourself Later for Not Buying Gold and Silver Now
Source: Seeking Alpha, Peter Cooper  (2/17/09)
"A trend is your friend, especially if you take advantage of it. For gold the question is how best to leverage the uptrend." More >

The WSJ Is Right - U.S. Should Return to a Gold Standard
Source: Seeking Alpha, Jason Hamlin  (2/16/09)
"Let's give the Fed some competition. Abolish legal tender laws and see whose money people trust." More >

Another Look at Emerging Markets
Source: Casey Research  (2/16/09)
After passing much of 2008 standing thankfully on the sidelines, we believe that with current valuations, opportunities have returned for putting capital back into long-term positions in emerging markets. In fact, we believe that emerging markets will recover faster and outperform developed markets over the long term. More >

Gold:Silver Ratio - A Pointer to Higher Prices all Round?
Source: Mineweb, Rhona O'Connell  (2/16/09)
"Silver defies its fundamentals in maintaining a price ratio that relates to gold and the movement in this is taken by many silver investors as a guide to forward prices." More >

Something Still Stirring Precious-Metals Pond
Source: MarketWatch, Peter Brimelow  (2/16/09)
"Something was indeed stirring in the precious metals pond, as I reported a week ago. Key investment letters say it still is." More >

The Road to Weimar
Source: The Daily Reckoning  (2/16/09)
"Nearly 20 months since the first two Bear Stearns funds went belly up and policy makers are still. . . trying to figure out which 'tool' is the best for the problem. The problem is not with the toolbox - the problem is with the tools." More >

Gold: Now Demonstrating Trust in Obama
Source: Seeking Alpha, Boris Sobolev  (2/16/09)
"Since the inauguration, investors poured $6 billion into gold purchases through GLD alone. This is an increase of 210 tonnes in gold holdings or 24% in less than a month." More >

Investors Urged To Buy Gold in Survey
Source: BullionVault  (2/16/09)
"According to the survey, which took place from Tokyo to Chicago on February 12th and 13th, 26 out of a total of 32 traders, investors and analysts said they were bullish on gold." More >

Only One Seller Left?
Source: SilverSeek, Theodore Butler  (2/16/09)
". . .one or two U.S. banks accounted for more than 100% of all the commercial short selling and all the selling in the big 4 category." More >

Buying Gold Is 'Essential Insurance' Against Financial Shocks
Source: BullionVault  (2/16/09)
"Governments are supplying liquidity into the system and, unless they sterilize it (issue bonds), they are laying the foundations for much higher inflation for years to come. . ." More >

Gold Forecast for Return to Bull Trend
Source: Financial Times, Chris Flood  (2/14/09)
"The March 2008 peak of $1,033 is the next key level to note. . .While the market is likely to struggle near this area, we expect it ultimately to break (higher), as gold continues to shine." More >

The Long-Run Value of Gold, Part III
Source: Adrian Ash, Bullion Vault  (2/13/09)
Free from default risk and inflating supply, gold suddenly looks very attractive to fund managers, investment advisors and private individuals who only a few years ago mocked the idea that metal might be worth owning. More >

Success Stories: An Interview with Ross Beaty
Source: John Pugsley, Stealth Investor  (2/13/09)
I met Ross Beaty, then President and CEO of Equinox Resources, in 1982. I spent two days with him talking and touring Equinox’s American Girl Mine in Southern California and came away mightily impressed. . .For those of us who knew Ross at the time, the big question was, what would he tackle next? Tackle he did, going on to create Pan American Silver, which became the biggest silver producer in the world, and one of the great success stories to come out of Vancouver in the past 30 years. And there’s more. You can read the rest of the story (still ongoing), below. More >

Doug Casey on 2009: Another Year of Shock and Awe
Source: Doug Casey, Casey Research  (2/13/09)
In their annual forecast edition, the editors of BIG GOLD asked Casey Research Chairman and contrarian investor Doug Casey to provide his predictions and thoughts on issues everyone’s thinking about these days. Read what he has to say on the economy, deficits, inflation, and gold… More >

CIBC –Slams Silver
Source: David Morgan, Silver Investor  (2/13/09)
. . .there are 6.2 billion people on the planet and. . .they have eons of history where silver was a store of value. And those people, as things unwind globally, will move to the silver market, simply because gold is outside their price range. More >

Gold…..Ready to Rumble! Part Three, Producer Picks
Source: Rick Mills, www.aheadoftheherd.com  (2/13/09)
Whether things continue on their present deflationary course or down the road six months to a year when massive inflation leading to hyperinflation becomes the overriding theme, gold is the one common denominator between the two situations that should do well. More >

Why Capital Structure of Mining Companies Matters
Source: Seeking Alpha, Daniel Moser  (2/13/09)
". . .not all mining companies are created equally." More >

Funds Boost Gold ETFS to Record
Source: Reuters  (2/13/09)
"GLD is now the second biggest U.S. ETF, with market value of $27.5 billion, which ranks it behind only the popular SPDR S&P 500." More >