Gold Sales: The Reasoning Behind Switzerland’s Policy Decision
Source: Julian D.W. Phillips, Gold Forecaster - Global Watch��(6/29/07)
With the mix of gold and currencies in their portfolio, their character being taken into account, you can be sure they have covered their backs on the risk front and stand to gain either way the cookie crumbles. So it is of little account that they sell some more gold. More >

Buying On Fear: Recipe For Success During Current Gold Bull Market
Source: Seeking Alpha��(6/29/07)
This past Wednesday, HUI dropped to as low as 317.81 before turning higher. I can't predict if 317 will hold, but buying when fear is rampant has been a good recipe for this bull market in gold. More >

Australian Uranium Stocks in Big Market Catch up on the Canadians
Source: Mineweb.com��(6/29/07)
Sydney-based Resource Capital Research (RCR) saw a major lift in market performance by Australian juniors in a catch up to Canadian stocks - the market leader in the uranium exploration boom. More >

China’s Global Gold Market Role Expands
Source: Mineweb.com��(6/28/07)
The Chinese gold market continues its deregulation apace, with the latest announcement coming from the Shanghai Gold Exchange, that in early July it will launch individual gold bullion trading, via a partnership with China's Industrial Bank, to be followed by a partnership with Huaxia Bank and in all likelihood the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. More >

Individual Gold Bullion Trading to be Launched in China in July
Source: Mineweb.com��(6/26/07)
Under the new trading scheme, individual investors will be able to trade in gold from a minimum threshold of 100 grams, which would cost roughly 16,000 yuan (US$2,099). Investors can take home the bullion at lower prices than those of jewelers and coin makers. More >

HUI and Gold Price: Best Future Return Likely In Junior Miners
Source: Seeking Alpha��(6/22/07)
...The public consensus has accepted gold price in the range between $550-$650, at the current level, a much more positive sentiment than 2004. As a result, I expect very little downside and risk by holding HUI at this point... More >

Worried about Gold Shares, CIBC Dropped Price Forecasts But Remain Bullish
Source: Mineweb.com��(6/22/07)
Metals analysts Barry Copper, Cosmos Chiu and Brad Humphrey lowered their gold price forecast for this year from $725/oz to $675/oz "with expectations that the bull market for bullion will continue but in a much more subdued pace." More >

Ecuador Plans to Send Congress Broad Mining Reforms
Source: Reuters��(6/22/07)
A top mining official told Reuters in an interview on Friday that the bill will modernize one of the least effective mining laws in Latin America, imposing stricter environmental controls, limiting the duration of exploration concessions and imposing royalties. More >

Central Bank Gold Sales Figures Contain No Surprises
Source: Mineweb.com��(6/20/07)
Central Bank gold sales stand at 294 tonnes for this year - one tonne higher compared to same period last year, which resulted in negative supply to the gold market. More >

Italians to Launch New Metal ETF Investment Products
Source: Mineweb.com��(6/20/07)
These ETFs are to be backed by physical metal holdings and will be offered in gold, silver, platinum and palladium. More >

Asian Markets Shrug off Swiss Gold Sales Announcement
Source: Mineweb.com��(6/18/07)
The announcement late last week that Switzerland's central bank would sell 20% or 250 tonnes of its gold holdings has apparently been shrugged off by international markets today. More >

Gold Bullion: Experiencing Normal Bull Market Reprise
Source: Seeking Alpha��(6/18/07)
In my assessment, bullion is experiencing a normal bull market reprise and is set to resume its upward path in due course, albeit in fits and starts. More >

Will More Central Bank Gold Sales Be Announced?
Source: Julian D.W. Phillips, Gold Forecaster - Global Watch��(6/17/07)
"...If (investment demand) continues or even to grow, we fully expect the gold price to continue rising and at times vigorously, with ‘spikes’, falling back thereafter."(6/17/07)
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Ron Miller's Portfolio Action Update
Source: Ron Miller, Morgan Keegan��(6/17/07)
Ron Miller's technical analysis viewpoint of the financial market environment and the current portfolio management posture for his precious metals portfolio strategies. More >

Gold Inches Higher as Dollar Wilts on Mixed May CPI Data
Source: afxnews.com��(6/15/07)
But the precious metal remained range-bound, with headline CPI and the Empire index on manufacturing activity both coming in stronger than expected, limiting losses in the dollar, analysts said. More >

Your Cash is Trash, and So are Most of Your Investments
Source: Doug Casey, International Speculator��(6/15/07)
. . .in my opinion, we are about to enter the third, and most important, stage of the classic bull market: the mania stage. This will resemble the tail-end of the Internet stock bull market. It’s hard to predict exactly what catalyst will set it off. . . More >

Credit Suisse Forecasts Gold Testing $700/oz
Source: Mineweb.com��(6/13/07)
In a recent analysis commodity analysts Tobias Merath and Eliance Tanner said gold recovery is "warranted by sound fundamentals" including new investment in gold ETFs and encouraging signs in the physical market. More >

Sell Gold or Use It as a Monetary Asset?
Source: Julian D.W. Phillips, Gold Forecaster - Global Watch��(6/13/07)
...We have always maintained that gold, in a monetary role, has to be at far higher prices than even the most adventurous of forecasters would pitch... More >

Despite Corrections, Outlook for Gold, Silver Bullish
Source: Mineweb.com��(6/12/07)
While the month of May generated a partial correction in precious metals prices, ScotiaMocatta, the Bank of Nova Scotia's bullion division, maintains that the outlook for gold "still remains bullish overall, although the upside going may be that much tougher, especially over the summer months." More >

Gold and Silver Prices: Where are We Now in the Cycle?
Source: Mineweb.com��(6/11/07)
...I think there is no doubt that gold and silver prices will recover and test recent highs, and perhaps, as many experts suggest, move into the stratosphere, but the big quandary is whether it will fall back further first and should one sell and try and pick the next temporary bottom before the runup continues... More >

Peter Grandich Bullish On Gold, Declares U.S. Dollar 'Dead'
Source: SeekingAlpha.com��(6/11/07)
“The pattern here does indeed suggest a more profound retreat is possible,” the author of The Grandich Letter wrote in a commentary, adding that gold is clearly on the defensive and could be weak, but only in the near term. More >

Portfolio Action Update
Source: Ron Miller, Morgan Keegan��(6/11/07)
Ron Miller's technical analysis viewpoint of the financial market environment and the current portfolio management posture for his precious metals portfolio strategies. More >

Bullish on Gold
Source: Dr. Clive Roffey, Gold Action��(6/10/07)
...I remain bullish on the gold share market to finish the 18 month correction and revert back to normality and out perform the metal prices as it moves into the big wave III of this long term bull market. More >

Asia’s Golden Age
Source: Casey Files - David Galland��(6/8/07)
I am often asked by subscribers why I’m so sure the economy of China is going to continue on a roll, in turn keeping demand high for commodities in general, and precious metals in particular. More >

Technical Issues Drive Gold Price Down but Fundamentals Remain Sound
Source: Mineweb.com��(6/8/07)
It is our belief that the lack of supply entering the market will be one of the major price drivers in the next leg up of the bull market in gold, assuming even a flat to slightly down demand component in the market moving forward. More >