Gold Fund Buying Boosts Gold Price Ahead of Financial Summit
Source: Reuters��(11/15/08)
"Gold jumped after the start of COMEX trading," said Tom Kendall, precious metals strategist at Mitsubishi Corp. "It was very quiet ahead of the U.S. rally and people are waiting to see if anything positive will come out of the G20 meeting." More >

David Skarica: Are We There Yet? Finding that Elusive Bottom
Source: The Gold Report��(11/14/08)
David Skarica, author of the Addicted to Profits newsletter, gives The Gold Report an exclusive preview of coming market attractions including double-digit inflation, a super pop in gold stocks, and the demise of an empire. Skarica incorporates technical analysis, historical precedent, demographics and investor behavior into his forecasts and names some likely beneficiaries of the next market move. More >

Every Which Way for Gold
Source: Mineweb��(11/14/08)
Yesterday's excellent RBCCM gold meeting in London elicited no true consensus on where gold is going in the short and medium terms. Just about everyone's longer term view was positive but the next six to nine months generates a variety of opinions, most of which are now pretty firmly negative. While virtually no-one seems to be expecting any sharp falls in the gold price, they are not looking for major increases in the near future. More >

Quality Juniors Can and Will Recover
Source: Silverinvestingnews.com��(11/14/08)
A slowing economy and reduced industrial demand has hurt the silver price the most this week. It’s “more related to the economy than gold is,” said Bart Melek, BMO Capital Markets global commodity strategist. Silver is functioning much more as an industrial metal rather than a precious metal at the moment. More >

Gold Tests Its Reversal Level: Third Time's a Charm
Source: Seeking Alpha, David Nichols��(11/14/08)
The point where there is the highest reward, with the lowest risk, is the third test of an important reversal level. Gold is undergoing just such a critical third test right now, and it's doing that just above the massive $675 energy level that defined the whole last phase of the bull market. More >

Governments Reflate and Gold Will Rise!
Source: www.GoldForecaster.com��(11/14/08)
A long and deep recession, possibly a depression is being forecast across a broad front. But the real picture is different. Governments and central banks are not only committed to doing all in their power to resurrect growth and give their different economies ʽtractionʼ but have begun the vigorous implementation of reflation More >

Gold Mine M&As Will Likely Have to Wait Until Market Volatility Subsides
Source: Reuters��(11/13/08)
"The market's got to settle, and I think it will, and once everyone gets comfortable with the resulting valuations I think you will see more M&A activity between cash-rich companies and project-rich companies," said Alex Davidson, executive vice president of exploration and corporate development with Barrick Gold Corp. More >

Jim Rogers Still Bullish on Commodities
Source: Seeking Alpha, Faisal Laljee��(11/13/08)
As far as commodities go, it is time to buy oil, gold and agriculture. It has declined over 50% in 4 months. Gold too, is down 20% from its highs earlier this year... More >

M&A Considered Inevitable in the Junior Mining Sector
Source: Seeking Alpha��(11/13/08)
In their "Junior Mining Weekly" report, analysts from Canaccord Adams reiterated their belief that in the long-term, small-cap miners will not trade at a discount to their cash, with their projects treated as liabilities. But since that is often the case right now, "There are excellent opportunities [for M&A] in this current negative environment for those companies bold enough to act." More >

RBC Sees Gold Going Higher Next Year
Source: Miningmx.com��(11/13/08)
Head of global mining research Stephen Walker said: “While we recently lowered our expectations for gold prices over the next few years, as the global economy slows, we remain very positive on the outlook for gold and believe it will rally through $900/ounce in the first half of 2009. More >

Gold Stocks: Recent Gold Weakness and Dollar Strength May Be Played Out
Source: Mineweb��(11/11/08)
...It won't take much buying from just a few central banks to create a much higher gold price. Just like countries buying jets and bombs and guns to protect their borders, central bankers will buy gold to protect their financial system, since the paper money hoax on this planet is just about over... More >

Brent Cook: Rocks ‘n’ Stocks
Source: The Gold Report��(11/11/08)
With feet planted on the ground and eyes trained on balance sheets, professional geologist Brent Cook has earned a reputation for recognizing which juniors have the best chance of beating the odds and where rocks have the greatest potential for producing profit. Cook is Editor of Exploration Insights, and in this exclusive interview, shares some of his insights with The Gold Report readers. More >

What’s Up, Doc?
Source: Bud Conrad, Casey Research��(11/11/08)
Under Bernanke’s direction, the Federal Reserve has completely rewritten its mission. . . Bernanke has, for a long time, espoused unconventional actions to avert deflation and to expand the economy. The Federal Reserve was never envisioned to be lender of last resort to a whole slew of investment banks, money market mutual funds, and commercial paper issuers. More >

Hell, Meet Handbasket
Source: Doug Hornig, Casey Research��(11/10/08)
The bad news is that no one completely understands what’s going on; the good news is that, yes, a measure of sense can be made of the madness. Being armed with that bit of understanding should enable us to survive the tsunami… even prosper. More >

Gold: Protect Yourself from Future Inflation
Source: Seeking Alpha, Jason Hamlin��(11/10/08)
...protect yourself from the consequences of any future inflation by converting some of your dollars (unbacked, counterfeit paper money that is shrinking in value) into gold bullion coins (real money) that are increasing in value... More >

Hi Ho Silver
Source: Seeking Alpha, Matthew Bradbard��(11/10/08)
...investors properly positioned in silver futures and options may be singing that same tune in 2009. While the price of silver may remain volatile and unpredictable in the short run, we expect to see a significant advance in prices over the next 12 months... More >

Historic Victory! Now What?
Source: David Chapman, Technical Scoop��(11/10/08)
Guessing what will benefit in the next bubble is difficult. The first huge burst of monetary growth created the high tech/dot-com bubble. The second gave us the housing bubble and the huge growth in leveraged buyouts and derivatives. . . So what will be the next bubble? We suspect it will be gold and precious metals in conjunction with a collapse of the US dollar. More >

Emerging Metal Miners Attractive to Value Investors
Source: Seeking Alpha, Mike Niehuser��(11/7/08)
We see the mining sector gaining in interest for value investors as they screen for companies selling at 52-week lows, below book value, and with potential to expand margins and earnings. More >

Bob Moriarty: Laying Out a Feast for Bears and Gold Bugs
Source: The Gold Report��(11/7/08)
In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, 321gold.com founder Bob Moriarty provides abundant food for thought about the continuing U.S. financial debacle. Unlike many other observers, he foresees a short-term rally in the stock market but paints a bleak longer-term picture. He expects the ship of state to sink like the Titanic, with precious metals holdings and other “things” the only safety nets on board. Not one to whitewash his opinions, Bob seems to be right more often than not but also freely admits it when he makes mistakes. As he puts it, “When my theories don’t match the facts, I revise my theories.” We conducted the interview over a week ago and all of his predictions seem to be coming true. So far. More >

The Deflation Debate: Why this Time is Different
Source: John Lee, Goldmau.com��(11/7/08)
It's fascinating to study and observe the distribution of wealth. History has shown great nations and companies that rose to the top from nothing and subsequently fell to nothing. More >

Where the Wild Cats Howl, Part II
Source: Adrian Ash, Bullion Vault��(11/7/08)
"...The ideal hedge-fund manager was only just out of college when the Asian Crisis hit. He was smoking blunts behind the school bike-shed on Black Monday 1987. He was still in diapers when the S&P lost half its value in '73-74..." More >

Is It Time to Invest in Gold?
Source: The Epoch Times��(11/7/08)
Francisco Blanch from Merrill Lynch & Co., predicts a big comeback for gold, oil, and other commodities. In a research report to clients last week, Blanch wrote that gold could increase to $1,500 per ounce and oil could top $150 per barrel. More >

Gold Stocks Rebound
Source: Seeking Alpha, Brad Zigler��(11/6/08)
There's a much more dramatic story on gold's equity side. Lately, gold mining shares have rebounded dramatically in the wake of their wholesale dumping by speculative funds. In the past 1-½ weeks, gold issues tracked by the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (AMEX: GDX) have shot up more than 43%. More >

Silver - Knowns and Unknowns, but Still a Bullish Appraisal
Source: Mineweb��(11/6/08)
Naylor-Leyland said the "Death of fiat money will happen" and pointed out that a new series of Bretton Woods discussions getting under way at the end of this month will at least focus people's minds on the idea of a precious metals backing for world currencies and raise the profile of an opinion that "silver is money". More >

Mining's Future Looks Good in an Obama Administration, but So-So in Congress
Source: Mineweb��(11/5/08)
The Obama presidency may also portend good fortune for hardrock miners. The Associated Press reported late last year that Obama opposes the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007 on the ground that it places a significant burden on the mining industry and also would have an adverse impact on jobs. More >