Aftershock and Gold Rocket
Source: James West, midasletter.com��(10/22/08)
The most common question being asked is, “If gold is in such strong demand and short supply, why is the price so weak?” And that’s a little bit complicated, but like most everything in these most volatile times, nothing makes sense. At least, not in the short term. More >

Unintended Consequences
Source: David Galland, The Casey Report��(10/22/08)
We are about to enter a dark period for the free markets. That’s the bad news. The very good news is that, seeing it coming, you can anticipate where the next unintended consequences will occur and position yourself to profit. More >

Gold's New 14-Year High
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault��(10/22/08)
You might like to know.. .that the US stock market just sank to a 14-year low against gold. More >

Gold to Advance on 'Decoupling' from Commodities
Source: Bloomberg��(10/22/08)
"In the past three to four weeks, a decoupling of gold and commodities such as platinum, copper and others has been under way,'' Paul Walker, chief executive officer of London-based research company GFMS Ltd., said today at a Gold Week seminar in Tokyo. "In the next six to 18 months, volatility in gold markets will be very high and it may try $1,000.''. More >

Is This the Best Gold Buying Opportunity of a Lifetime?
Source: Seeking Alpha, Robert Perrego��(10/22/08)
I think gold is cheap here. I think the politicians are going to inflate the economy to get out from under this mess. I think inflation is going to ramp up from here and gold is going to be the next bubble. More >

Frank Holmes: "When Inflation Erupts, Gold Will Take Off"
Source: The Gold Report��(10/21/08)
Expect short-term hesitancy in the upward movement of the gold price until liquidity returns to the markets, says Frank Holmes, CEO and chief investment officer at U. S. Global Investors. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he predicts gold will go to $1,000, even $2,000, over the next two years. A growing money supply due to a change in government policies will help lift some juniors out of their misery, too. Holmes advises selective nibbling until conditions improve and names a few companies to consider. More >

Making a Profit Waiting for the Juniors to Come to Life Again
Source: Peter Degraaf��(10/21/08)
. . .there is light at the end of the tunnel. Now that gold bullion is showing signs of having put in the final bottom and put in place the seasonal lows, the juniors will soon be "on fire" again. More >

Vulnerable Junior Base Metal Miners Forced to Delay Financing, Development
Source: Mineweb��(10/21/08)
While Haywood analysts realize that current market conditions are not conducive to higher risk investments, they are looking to companies with strong balance sheets, seasoned management teams, and an asset base "sufficiently advanced to be in a first-mover position when investor interest returns." More >

U.S. in Crisis Mode -- What’s Next?
Source: Olivier Garret, Casey Research��(10/20/08)
In the last few weeks, it has become clear that the current financial meltdown is not our usual, run-of-the-mill crisis. It’s supersized, inexorably linked to the rest of the world, ruled by chaos, and precariously perched atop a mountain of debt. More >

Criminal Intent
Source: James West, Midas Letter��(10/20/08)
Conspicuously absent from the international dialogue on global financial disaster is the idea of criminal intent and/or negligence. Thus far, mainstream media pundits unanimously excuse the motivation behind the insinuation of evermore complex derivative math into the financial matrix as so much ignorance and therefore accident.

That was until this weekend. . . More >

Mining the Stock Market
Source: Mickey Fulp, Mercenary Geologist��(10/20/08)
At my last count, there were about 1750 active Venture Exchange junior resource companies.. . . I receive loads of press releases; most of them are not solicited, they just appear in my mail box, the spam box that is.. . . occasionally a press release will appear that catches my eye and gets moved to the inbox for immediate perusal. More >

Gold: Beware the Bucking Bull
Source: Seeking Alpha, Fat Prophets��(10/19/08)
We remain committed long term bulls on gold. The stimulus being thrown at the global economy is unprecedented and has not yet even begun to work its way through the financial system. More >

Should You Own Gold, Silver or Commodity Stocks?
Source: Seeking Alpha, Marc Courtenay��(10/19/08)
The US Government is petrified of gold rising to any degree because of its importance, in that a sharply rising price will shed light on ‘Dracula’ … or the hideous inflationary forces set in motion by Comrade Paulson’s bailout... More >

No Credit, No Leverage
Source: Adrian Ash, Bullion Vault��(10/17/08)
Wanna know why your stock market shares keep on tumbling, right back to what one Fox news anchor just called "the absolute lows" from the end of last week? It's credit – or rather, the lack of it. More >

Why the Fall in the Gold Price When Physical Gold Remains in Huge Demand?
Source: Mineweb��(10/17/08)
Jeff Nichols of American Precious Metals believes that the continuing strong physical demand for gold is a harbinger of gold's ultimate ascent. "It's no longer just "gold bugs" buying the yellow metal but regular investors and savers of all stripes." says Nichols. "These are not traders looking for quick gains but scared people driven by fear seeking to protect their wealth." More >

Gold Heading for $1500, Oil for $150 - Merrill
Source: Seeking Alpha, William Patalon III��(10/17/08)
“This is a very interesting projection,” said Money Morning Investment Director Keith Fitz-Gerald. “I have no idea what they’re basing their numbers on. But I certainly wouldn’t dismiss it based on everything I know about global trends, and my own proprietary calculations – which continue to suggest far higher prices for oil and hard assets than even Merrill is predicting.” More >

Gold, Silver and Deflation
Source: Seeking Alpha, David Morgan��(10/17/08)
The views on how gold will do during a deflationary period vary. Some insist that both metals will do well under almost any economic conditions; some, like Bob Prechter, think neither gold nor silver will do well; and others, like Jim Sinclair and Bob Hoye, believe gold and gold alone will be the only thing left standing. More >

How Long Will the Bloodbath Continue?
Source: Adrian Day's Global Analyst��(10/17/08)
Adrian Day’s reputation for discovering big winners adds credibility to the global investing pioneer’s insights, which he is sharing with The Gold Report via excerpts from recent articles in Adrian Day's Global Analyst. In this segment, he evaluates the current carnage, and discusses the demise of the dollar, prospects for the Euro and emerging economies’ currencies, and the potential for commodities to recover before other sectors do. More >

How We Got Here: It was a Deliberate Policy
Source: Adrian Day's Global Analyst��(10/17/08)
Adrian Day’s reputation for discovering big winners adds credibility to the global investing pioneer’s insights, which he is sharing with The Gold Report via excerpts from recent articles in Adrian Day's Global Analyst. Discussing in Part 1 what led to the current crisis, he noted that the same folks who caused the problem by initiating unsustainable credit practices seem to have taken charge of trying to resolve it. Expanding on that point, he now calls attention to the government’s role in creating – or at least aggravating – the mortgage mess that precipitated the credit collapse. More >

The Government and the Current Mess: You Write
Source: Adrian Day's Global Analyst��(10/17/08)
Adrian Day’s reputation for discovering big winners adds credibility to the global investing pioneer’s insights, which he has been sharing with The Gold Report via excerpts from recent articles in Adrian Day's Global Analyst. Those insights elicited “more comments probably than anything I’ve ever written,” he says—of which there are volumes! In this segment, he pulls together some of his readers’ insights. More >

John Embry: Rescue Will Send Gold to Surreal Price Level
Source: Investor's Digest/Sprott��(10/17/08)
Industry veteran John Embry, Chief Investment Strategist of Sprott Asset Management, says "there is little doubt in my mind that the next move is going to be a price explosion to the upside that will see the earlier highs this year for both gold and silver obliterated." More >

The Current Crisis — Causes and Consequences
Source: Adrian Day's Global Analyst��(10/17/08)
Adrian Day’s reputation for discovering big winners adds credibility to the global investing pioneer’s insights, which he is sharing with The Gold Report via excerpts from recent articles in Adrian Day's Global Analyst. Acknowledging what trying times these are for investors, in this first segment of a five-part series, Day discusses what led to the current economic crisis and how he sees Washington’s $700 billion (and counting) bailout playing out. More >

Don't Panic: Raise Cash and Do Cautious Buying
Source: Adrian Day's Global Analyst��(10/17/08)
Adrian Day’s reputation for discovering big winners adds credibility to the global investing pioneer’s insights, which he is sharing with The Gold Report via excerpts from recent articles in Adrian Day's Global Analyst. Although he paints a rather dismal portrait of the US economy, he does not want to see the current crisis either panic or paralyze investors. While acknowledging that investor options in this environment lead into some uncharted waters, there are options and an occasional ray of sunlight in slipping through the thunderheads. More >

Marco Polo Goes West
Source: Adrian Ash, Bullion Vault��(10/17/08)
You can't blame the king of Persia for printing up money no one could
trust. His neighbors in China were doing the same, after all, and with
the same inevitable consequences, too... More >

Gold and Deflation
Source: David Morgan, Silver Investor��(10/17/08)
The question has been pouring in: “What happens to gold during a deflation? Of course, many of my readers are equally if not more interested in what happens to silver in a deflation as well. More >