Did the G7 Group of Nations Act to "Calm Irrational Market Moves" Last Week?
Source: Julian D.W. Phillips, Gold Forecaster - Global Watch��(3/28/08)
...over the long-term we forecast that the exchange rate of the dollar will not be the main influence on the gold and silver prices but inflation, which is rising steadily and should accelerate as more attempts are made to prevent the global economy from entering recession... More >

Swiss Bank Gold Sales - Further Analysis
Source: Mineweb.com��(3/28/08)
The World Gold Council said in a recent Central Banks Case Study report that Switzerland no longer appeared as overweight in gold as it did in the late 1990s. The country has "more than halved" its official monetary reserves portfolio allocation in the metal through two sales programmes and the present would not be the best time for the country to undertake further sales. More >

Gold and Silver: Is the Correction Over?
Source: Jason Hamlin, Seeking Alpha��(3/27/08)
Technically speaking, any drop back below $935 and then below $900 could see the gold price freefall as low as $800. There is simply no support below $900. But as long as precious metals can hold the current support levels, it is safe to assume the correction is over. More >

Doug Casey: “Gold is Going to the Moon”
Source: Doug Casey, Casey Research Chairman��(3/27/08)
As part of our survey of expectations for gold in 2008, one of our BIG GOLD editors interviewed famous contrarian investor and Casey Research Chairman Doug Casey. Here’s his take on what’s to come. More >

Central Banks Case Study: Switzerland's Gold Sales
Source: Mineweb.com��(3/26/08)
Switzerland, a long-established major holder of bullion, is described as enjoying a sound and stable economy with a high living standard and a GDP per capita higher than that of most European countries, with the exception of Luxembourg (highest) and Ireland. Until the second half of 2007, Switzerland's gold holdings exceeded 1,200 tonnes.
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The Higher They Climb...
Source: Mineweb.com��(3/26/08)
While the bulls and the bears may now be around equally split on whether commodities and metals would in due course continue in a supercycle uptrend, in place since late in 2001, there is no question that resources stocks overshot on the way up, given the retrenchments that can now be simply and empirically measured. More >

Rules of the Road in Discovery Investing: Finding the Ones to Watch
Source: Michael A. Berry, Ph.D��(3/25/08)
In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, the first of a three-part series, Dr. Michael Berry, a pioneer in the field of discovery investing, shares his expertise for identifying winners early in the game—often long before the market recognizes their value. Learn about his favorite gold and silver mining companies and why he thinks they have what it takes. More >

Three Ways to Own Silver Before It Reaches $30
Source: Michael Checkan, Seeking Alpha��(3/25/08)
...we believe silver will outpace gold in 2008. After all, even with gold's precipitous rise in 2007, silver has still achieved better returns over the life of the prevailing bull market in precious metals... More >

Top Fund Reckons Gold Will Reach New Highs
Source: Reuters��(3/25/08)
Investment manager BlackRock expects tight gold supply and a gradual rising trend in the price which could lift the metal to new highs above the record $1,030 per ounce hit last week. More >

Gold Has the Potential to Double: UBS
Source: FP Trading Desk��(3/25/08)
Gold may have eased back from last week’s record high of US$1,030.80 an ounce, but the yellow metal is well positioned for growth and could potentially double in price, Tony Lesiak, analyst at UBS, says in a note to investors. More >

A 10% Correction in Gold Is a Good Thing
Source: Seeking Alpha��(3/24/08)
In a bull market, violent corrections on the downside are normal and expected, they are designed to scare out speculators and leave behind only the long term investors. If the new bottom is higher than the last bottom, it’s an indication the base of long positions has increased and the rally should continue. More >

Free-Falling Gold: Chance to Load Up Before Next Rally
Source: David Nichols, Seeking Alpha��(3/24/08)
...A similar pattern (to that of platinum) should now develop in gold, as over the next week or so gold should be able to mount a rather tepid rally back up to the $966 area. This rally will not have the same verve and energy as the uptrend we just saw, as this will be a counter-trend rally in a corrective pattern -- a vastly different thing than a primary move in a parabolic growth pattern.

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Next Stop: $2,000 Gold
Source: David Nichols, Seeking Alpha��(3/24/08)
...Casual observers might be forgiven for interpreting the bear market rally, representative more of short covers and delusional optimists than of relative strength, for signs that the crisis is over, the market has bottomed, and business as usual is imminent... More >

Commodities Fall Out of Favor As Dollar Strengthens
Source: Jason Simpkins, Seeking Alpha��(3/24/08)
..."Commodity players seem to be coming round to the notion that the deterioration in the U.S. macro picture cannot be ignored on the pretext that commodities are a ‘weak dollar play’ or an ‘inflation hedge,’ and thus immune from downward pressure," MF Global Ltd. (MF) analyst Edward Meir, said in a research note... More >

What a Week for Financials and Precious Metals
Source: Seeking Alpha��(3/24/08)
...Commodities/materials have been the last pillar of this market, if they were to fall, should there be a renewed concern with the financials, absolutely nothing could prop this market up... More >

Mining and Resource Stocks Examined
Source: Mineweb.com��(3/24/08)
A glance at the relative damage following Thursday's further carnage; quality gold and platinum stocks the least hurt, while uranium and platinum developer stocks lead the losers. More >

Buy with Both Hands
Source: Bob Moriarty, 321gold.com��(3/24/08)
Last week I nailed the biggest and fastest gold and silver correction in history. It was the best call anyone has made for 28 years on gold. This week I'm going to predict gold shares are going to explode upwards starting immediately. ESPECIALLY the juniors. More >

Van Eck Gold Fund Manager Talks Market Conditions
Source: resourceinvestor.com��(3/23/08)
Joseph Foster, portfolio manager for the Van Eck International Investors Gold Fund, gold strategist for Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, and investment team member of the Van Eck Global Hard Assets Fund shares his outlook on gold: "I don’t think this bull market will end until there is a material change in the way governments manage the fiat monetary system. There is no discipline, the Fed sets the funds rate at artificially low levels, then supplies as much money as the market cares to take. We are witnessing the result..." More >

Return to Gold by Eastern Jewellery Markets Means Price May Have Bottomed
Source: Mineweb.com��(3/22/08)
Reports from Asia in particular suggest that jewellery sector buyers and investors have been climbing back into the market for the yellow metal in a big way in the past few days after virtually boycotting it in the run up to the recent higher price levels. The jewellery market tends to be pretty shrewd in its assessment of price levels, and this activity suggests an underpinning of the gold price at or around current levels and further suggests, perhaps, that the upward momentum will come back into effect before too long. More >

Ron Miller's Portfolio Action Update 3/16/08
Source: Ron Miller, Morgan Keegan & Co.��(3/21/08)
The Federal Reserve, on Sunday night, announced that they were backing J.P. Morgan with $30 Billion dollars in the buy out of Bear Stearns at $2 per share. However, J.P. Morgan estimated that their actual cost in completing this transaction, by the end of the year, could be between $6 and $7 Billion, much more than the approximately $230 Million or so represented by the $2 price per share. More >

An Interview with Rick Rule, Part IV: Silver and Base Metals
Source: Rick Rule, Global Resource Investments��(3/21/08)
Rick Rule of Global Resource Investments, in the fourth part of our series of interviews with John Pugsley of Stealth Investor, gives his thoughts on silver and base metals. Read what Rick, a legend in the mining, energy, and exploration business, has to say.
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An Interview with Rick Rule, Part V: On Oil & Gas
Source: Rick Rule, Global Resource Investments��(3/21/08)
In this final interview (Part V), we hear from legendary resource investor Rick Rule of Global Resource Investments (in conversation with John Pugsley of Stealth Investor), on oil and gas.
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Global Precious Metals Correction: Healthy and Overdue
Source: Seeking Alpha��(3/21/08)
Lacking answers for the suddenness and the strength of the down move that knocked gold down 11% from $1,025 to $909 (silver dropped 20% from $21.20 to $16.85) within 4 days, I hope the following questions may represent a guideline that may help you not to throw away all nerves and your gold and silver investments...Can you see any structural improvement in the triple US deficits?...Do you think the banking crisis is over or will we see more failures?... More >

Is the Fed Really in Control as the Dollar Plummets and Gold Vaults?
Source: Julian D.W. Phillips, Gold Forecaster - Global Watch��(3/21/08)
The final move to date is the most worrying. It is that it will make available unlimited amounts of money to the 20 large primary dealing investment banks in Treasuries that deal directly with the Fed. The credibility of the system itself is now on the line with the value of the $ now promised an unlimited level of devaluation. Such is a catastrophic issuance of money. More >

Why Gold Has Further to Run
Source: Alex Stanczyk, Seeking Alpha��(3/20/08)
Among the many fundamentals still pointing to growth for this asset is the fact that the Central Banks in growing economies around the world are starting to buy, instead of sell, gold. Banks participating in this non-sense have mostly been American, European, and ‘Western World’ entities. Asian banks, such as China and Singapore however, are more than happy to buy up gold and create stronger reserves. More >