Gold Rises Amid Growing Economic Concerns
Source: MarketWatch.com  (9/14/07)
"The weakness in consumer spending patterns reinforces the rate-cut expectations for Tuesday," said Jon Nadler, an analyst at Kitco Bullion Dealers, in a research note. "That, coupled with the U.K. bank troubles, sent gold back to the plus column," he said. More >

Gold: A Genuine Bull Market with a Continuing Upside
Source: Mineweb.com  (9/14/07)
In an analysis of the outlook for gold and other precious metals, the authoritative Bank Credit Analyst has identified several positive factors indicating that gold's bull trend will continue. More >

Gold Reasserting Itself as a Safe Haven
Source: Mineweb.com  (9/13/07)
Independent research house GFMS Ltd has released its first update to the annual Gold Survey, and at the group's annual London seminar on 13th September and GFMS Chairman Philip Klapwijk noted that gold is reasserting itself as a safe haven. More >

Are We at the Start of a New Bull Market?
Source: Mineweb.com  (9/13/07)
GFMS Ltd's first update to the 2007 Gold Survey concludes that the first half of the year saw gold experience over 200 tonnes of net disinvestment, driven by large-scale speculative offloading, but that we are now experiencing a sea change and that there will be a significant upswing in investor purchases over the rest of the year. More >

H1 2007 Gold Dehedging Exceeds 300 mt, but Rate to Slow
Source: Platts.com  (9/13/07)
The first half of 2007 saw a 305 mt reduction in the delta-adjusted gold hedge book, to 1,064 mt, driven by book reductions at four gold producer majors, according to GFMS, in its Gold Survey 2007, published yesterday. More >

Gold Could Rally through $800/Ounce: GFMS's Walker
Source: Mineweb.com  (9/13/07)
Chief executive of specialist precious metals analysts,GFMS, Paul Walker said today on the CNBC Power Lunch with Moneyweb/Mineweb that a gold price over $800/ounce was on the cards if the US sub-prime credit crisis diminished people's confidence in the US dollar and other investment asset classes. More >

A Secret Time Bomb Made of Gold
Source: The Wall Street Journal  (9/12/07)
...What is the price that breaks the bank, so to speak? It is hard to say. But with so many factors conspiring to keep the rally going, it does look as if the carry trade is finally about to unwind. Banks that hold big short positions in gold are going to be very vulnerable. Investors sitting on a stash of Krugerrands or Maple Leafs will be a lot happier.
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SHFE to Launch Gold Futures Trading
Source: Mineweb.com  (9/12/07)
The China Securities Regulatory Commission has given permission to the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE), the largest futures bourse in China, to start gold futures trading. More >

Is Gold Ready to Break New Cycle Highs?
Source: SeekingAlpha.com  (9/12/07)
Canaccord Adams analysts Graeme Currie, Wendell Zerb and Toni Wallis argue that the upward trend could continue: "We are behind the view that gold bars are in a strong fundamental position to break new cycle highs," they wrote in their "Junior Mining Weekly" research note. More >

Gold Gains in Europe, Near 16-Month Highs
Source: Reuters  (9/11/07)
"The market is positioned for another move on the upside. More importantly, I don't think the market was over-extended when we went through $700. So we have still got the capacity to build on long positions," David Holmes, director of precious metals sales at Dresdner Kleinwort Investment Bank, said. More >

China Regulator Approves Shanghai Futures Exchange to Trade Gold Futures
Source: AFXNews Limited  (9/11/07)
China regulator approves Shanghai Futures Exchange to trade gold futures
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said it has given the Shanghai Futures Exchange the go-ahead to trade gold futures. More >

High Oil Price and Weak Dollar Suggest Continuing Gold Strength
Source: Mineweb.com  (9/11/07)
...On that occasion (May 2006) the rise above $700, and the rapid fall back again back below the $700 level took place in the space of only around two days! That suggests today may be the crunch day - and prospects are looking bright so far. More >

Gold Prices Continue To Soar Above $700
Source: RTT News  (9/11/07)
...The metal reached as high as $715.60 in early trading, close to a 16-month high. More >

Gold Fundamentals Will Prevail Despite Market Crisis
Source: Mineweb.com  (9/11/07)
Gold could be a beneficiary of the sub-prime crisis as declining US real interest rates could provide strong support for the price of bullion, said Craton Capital Precious Metal Fund. More >

Planets Aligned for a Major Move in Gold
Source: Greg McCoach, Energy and Capital  (9/11/07)
...I wouldn't be surprised to see gold move up $100 an ounce in a single trading day, an event that the modern world has never witnessed. More >

The Continuing Crisis
Source: David Galland, Casey Research  (9/10/07)
. . .we have recently taken a good, hard look at several facets of the unfolding crisis. Over the last week, the Casey Research team has continued doing a forensic analysis of where this all might lead, and especially how it will affect our collective investments. More >

Tough New Mining Bill May Be Approved by US House by Year End
Source: Mineweb.com  (9/10/07)
Mike Pieper, Government and Public Affairs Managing Director for R&R Partners, said there is a "pretty positive outlook as to getting a reasonable bill out of the Senate." He urged miners to work with both the Senate and the House "to get a bill that is reasonable." More >

Good as Gold
Source: MarketWatch  (9/10/07)
...Well, here we are again. Gold rose $27.40 in New York in the past week. It closed above $700 on Friday for the first time since May 2006. Gold shares were also strong, although unlike gold they did not surpass their July highs... More >

Investors View Gold as Low Risk Asset Again as It Nears 16 Month High
Source: Reuters  (9/10/07)
Gold's recent behaviour suggests investors once again view bullion as a low-risk asset, analysts say. More >

Gold Regains $700 Amid Hopes Prices Will Rise
Source: Wall Street Journal  (9/10/07)
"I do think gold will extend this surge," said Bill O'Neill, analyst and one of the principals with Logic Advisors, who looks for prices to perhaps test $730 to $735 an ounce..." More >

Ron Miller's Portfolio Action Update
Source: Ron Miller, Morgan Keegan  (9/9/07)
The big news last week was that Gold bullion closed over $700. The XAU Gold Mining index was up 7.6% last week, bringing the YTD gain to 6.5%. Hey, that is more than the DJIA’s 5.2% so far this year. More >

Gold at $700 Again as Silver Underperforms
Source: Mineweb.com  (9/8/07)
Every time investors breathe a sigh of relief and feel the subprime storm has been weathered, some other piece of news hits the headlines that spooks the markets again. This is gold time!. More >

Gold Rallies Through $700/oz Level as US Payrolls Fall
Source: FXStreet.com  (9/7/07)
The precious metals surged through 700 usd per ounce within minutes of the data being released, and later set a fresh 16-month high of 704.60 usd. More >

Long on Gold Stocks Yet?
Source: Mineweb.com  (9/7/07)
The gold-to-XAU ratio stood at 4.65 times at the close of trading on Thursday, a level which offers the promise of positive returns on current investments in gold stocks, if held for a year. More >

New trends Among Gold Stock Investors
Source: Mineweb.com  (9/7/07)
Over the past week practically all the stocks in this Tier I sector have advanced strongly, with particular features in Goldcorp... More >