The Gold Price - Is It a Question of the Dollar or Oil?
Source: Mineweb��(3/30/07)
Both the dollar and oil, therefore, are helping to contribute to the increase in the price of gold, while other underlying fundamentals, notably the increasing affluence in the grass roots purchasing regions, are underpinning prices. More >

How Much Longer Will the Current Gold Bull Last?
Source: Seeking Alpha��(3/28/07)
If that is the case and gold is simply going to replicate the last bull, adjusted for inflation, then gold will peak within a few months. On the contrary, I believe that there is much more left in this gold bull than that. More >

Gold Eyes US Econ Data For Price Direction
Source: Streetinsider.com��(3/27/07)
Spot gold was modestly supported Tuesday due to ongoing geopolitical concerns and dollar weakness as it awaits key U.S. economic data due over the next few days to provide further price direction, said traders. More >

Gold and Silver Poised - Elliott Wave Analysis
Source: Mineweb.com��(3/25/07)
Fortunately there is another possibility that has very bullish connotations and which looks as if it has a high probability of being the correct interpretation. More >

Gold Takes a Breather, Hovers Near 3-Week High
Source: Reuters��(3/23/07)
Sentiment in gold turned bullish after it broke a key resistance of $650 last week and stayed above that level, triggering buying from investors who had sold the metal to cover losses after a sell-off in global equities in early March. More >

Gold Shares in a Volatile Stock Market
Source: Doug Casey, Internatiional Speculator��(3/23/07)
. . .as much as I like gold, I like the higher-quality gold shares – especially the Canadian-traded junior explorers – even more. More >

Gold May Climb on Demand for Alternative Investments to Dollar
Source: Bloomberg.com��(3/20/07)
Bullion has climbed 2.6 percent this year, while the dollar last week fell to a three-month low against the euro. More >

GFMS Forecasts Gold De-Hedging Pick up This Year
Source: Mineweb.com��(3/19/07)
International precious metals consultancy GFMS said in a quarterly report that the pace of de-hedging picked up again in the first quarter of this year (2007), after a slow-down in de-hedging in the three months ending December 2006.

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Gold Gains Nearly 1 Percent on Weaker Dollar
Source: Reuters��(3/16/07)
Spot gold rose as high as $652.10 an ounce before easing to $651.20/652.20 by 1059 GMT, versus $646.40/647.40 late in New York on Thursday, when it rose more than $3. More >

ABN Amro Predicts Key Precious Metals to Surge
Source: Reuters��(3/16/07)
Prices of key precious metals would surge this year and next because of contracting mine supply, a decline in the dollar and lower sales by Europe's central banks, ABN Amro said yesterday. More >

CPM Forecasts Central Bank Gold Sales to Decline, Unprecedented Gold Rush
Source: Mineweb.com��(3/15/07)
"Never before in history have so many investors, spread throughout a truly global array of geographic and demographic universe, spent so much money buying so much gold over such an extended period of time," CPM, precious metals and commoditites consultants, declared. More >

The Long Case For Gold
Source: SeekingAlpha��(3/14/07)
But is gold slated to go higher? A survey of well known market analysts have predicted gold price to reach as high as $850 this year. With a consensus (median) that it would reach as high as $750, it's still worth investing. More >

Gold Little Changed Awaiting Dollar, Oil Moves
Source: FXStreet.com��(3/13/07)
"All of the markets are looking to each other for direction," said TheBullionDesk.Com analyst, James Moore. "There is a lack of clarity of vision of where to go," he added, noting "oil seems to be the one to watch." More >

“It’s the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)”
Source: Doug Casey, Internatiional Speculator��(3/13/07)
The $2 trillion or so loss in stock market valuations during the recent correction is a precursor of what’s to come…. in a best case. The worse case is. . .much, much worse. More >

Gold Gains but Range-Bound; Awaits U.S. Jobs Data
Source: Reuters��(3/9/07)
Gold gained ahead of U.S. jobs data on Friday, but lagged behind other key financial markets as investors remained cautious after a heavy sell-off last week. More >

The Future of Gold, Silver and Commodities in the Coming Recession
Source: SeekingAlpha��(3/9/07)
...it is important that the USD will still be considered a "safe haven" and that money will flow into the bond market to finance credit account deficit. Otherwise gold will be at 1000, meaning death to the USD by a thousand cuts... More >

Bearing Up
Source: The Gold Report��(3/6/07)
Gold typically thrives on bad news. The doom-and-gloom metal loves it when the dollar dips, crude climbs and political tensions build. “Historically, gold has done well in periods of turmoil," notes Stewart Flerlage, managing principal at NuWave Investment Corp., a $500 million hedge fund in New York that invests in commodities. More >

Gold Rises, Halting 3-Day Decline, as Dollar Falls Against Euro
Source: Bloomberg��(3/6/07)
Gold rose, halting a three-day sell- off, on expectations a decline in the dollar against the euro will revive demand for the metal as an alternative investment. More >

Gold Recovers fom Six-Day Losing Streak
Source: AFX News Limited��(3/6/07)
TheBullionDesk.com analyst James Moore pointed to the recovery in the yen, physical buying and steadier global equity markets as lending support to gold today. More >

Dearth of Mid-Cap Gold Companies Could Force Diversification
Source: Mineweb.com��(3/6/07)
National Bank Financial Managing Director and Mining Group head Gordon J. Bogden said Monday that a dearth of mid-cap gold companies, combined with “a shortage of decent projects” could force the diversification of pure gold companies. More >

Lemming Week! Markets, Gold and Silver Plunge
Source: Mineweb.com��(3/4/07)
...Some analysts feel that the gold price sell-off at the end of the week was due to investors who had gold as part of their portfolio, needing to sell to cover their positions in the stock market in general. Silver just followed the gold price down...
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Gold Dehedging Slowed in Q4 2006
Source: Miningweekly.com��(3/1/07)
Gold dehedging slowed in the fourth quarter, declining sharply by 1,12-million ounces, leaving the outstanding hedge book at end-December at 43,3-million ounces, the GFMS said in a report released on Wednesday. More >

Junior Mining Companies: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Source: SeekingAlpha.com��(3/1/07)
Today, mining in Mexico may be more exciting than ever. Many of the old mines, closed in the 1990’s, are being re-opened by junior mining companies. For the most part they are fully permitted. Many have existing reserves and working (or upgradable) infrastructure. More >

Hot Gold Cools as Expected
Source: Business Day��(2/27/07)
"...While immediate gains are likely to be capped at around $690, a period of consolidation after recent blistering gains could provide the foundation for a sustainable rally," said Standard Bank of London in a daily note. "The $700 mark also remains a formidable psychological resistance level... More >

Gold and Uranium, A European Perspective
Source: Gold Seek��(2/27/07)
...It is possible the lack of European investors in the mining shares is a sign that we are still in the early stages of this bull market. Perhaps; but it is entirely possible that this bull market will take place basically on this side of the pond... More >