Senate Approves Debt Ceiling Increase Bill
Source: Market Watch, Steve Goldstein  (8/2/11)
"The Senate approved legislation that would increase the $14.3 trillion debt limit by up to $2.4 trillion." More >

Is the Debt Ceiling Raise Bullish for Gold?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (8/2/11)
"Even though critics of gold will quickly call an end to gold's run on a decline, investors should keep the big picture in mind." More >

Metals and Miners Show Impressive Strength in Weak Market
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (8/2/11)
"Our indicators set us firmly on the highway marked gold, silver and rare earths." More >

China Considers Tightening Rare-Earth Quotas
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Yajun Zhang  (8/2/11)
"China is considering tightening regulations on exports of rare-earth metals amid concerns that sharply higher global prices have led to a surge in smuggling." More >

Brent Cook: $1,600 Gold=Big Money for Mid-Caps
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (8/1/11)
Brent Cook, editor of the Exploration Insights newsletter, likes to spend his days winnowing out junior companies on the verge of making discoveries. But when he noticed a disconnect between the skyrocketing gold price and the low valuations of some larger mining companies, he jumped on it. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Cook details which types of miners will be the beneficiaries of this continuing trend. More >

Bayonets and Gold
Source: Richard (Rick) Mills, Ahead of the Herd  (8/1/11)
"Juniors, not majors, own the world's future mines, and they are the most adept at finding them."
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Uncertainty and Panic Selling Provide Major Opportunity!
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (8/1/11)
"If things play out as the charts indicate, we should have a nice bounce just around the corner." More >

Gold Market Report
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (8/1/11)
"Only a move back below $1,577 would shake this bullish outlook." More >

President Obama's Debt Deal More Fizz Than Bang
Source: Bob Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (8/1/11)
"Coming hard on the heels of this announcement, stock futures rose and U.S. Treasuries futures slipped lower as both gold and silver lost ground." More >

Gold Prices Take Debt Deal in Stride
Source: The Street, Alix Steel  (8/1/11)
"Gold prices dropped slightly as a bipartisan deal to raise the debt ceiling heads to Congress." More >

How the Debt-Ceiling Debacle Will Spark a Short-Term Drop in Gold Prices
Source: Peter Krauth, Money Morning  (8/1/11)
"Don't be surprised to see investors sell gold and use the proceeds to pile into U.S. Treasuries." More >

Libya Holding Huge Gold Reserves
Source: BBC, Andrew Walker  (8/1/11)
"IMF data shows Libyan gold reserves worth more than $6B at current prices." More >

Banner Year for Silver
Source: Proactive Investors Australia, Anthony David  (8/1/11)
"Silver prices are reflecting the reactions of investors who are concerned about U.S. and EU debt and QE3." More >

Loan-Against-Gold Market Booming in India
Source: ANI  (8/1/11)
"The availability of gold in Indian households and low odds of consumers defaulting on loans has the country's loan-against-gold market growing." More >

China's Metal Monopoly Won't Last
Source: Bloomberg, Tobin Harshaw  (8/1/11)
"Rare-earth metals are the global economy's equivalent of folkloric pixies—tiny, elusive and vaguely considered to have all manner of miraculous powers. Are we at risk of an 'element gap' with China? Unlikely." More >

Wind Energy: Will Rare Earth Elements Be Available?
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, David R. Wilburn  (8/1/11)
"How will the wind energy industry's growth impact future demand for selected raw materials?" More >

Jay Taylor: The Death of the Dollar
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (7/29/11)
All fiat currencies fail, says Jay Taylor, editor of the Gold, Energy & Tech Stocks newsletter. That's why he calls gold and silver the only true currencies. While some junior mining stocks have lagged behind high-flying bullion, Taylor tells The Gold Report in this exclusive interview why they will continue to be the cornerstone of his portfolio. More >

A Thousand Pictures Is Worth One Word
Source: Jeff Clark, Big Gold  (7/29/11)
"The temptations allowed under a fiat monetary system caught up with these governments, and their currencies went poof! So what's the one word for the 'thousand pictures' below? Worthless." More >

Indian Temple Trove a Testament to Gold's Long-Term Value
Source: Cliff Droke  (7/29/11)
"There is a vast difference between billions of dollars worth of gold from centuries gone by and hundreds of billions of dollars today's hedge fund managers oversee." More >

Are Support and Resistance Levels in Precious Metals Holding?
Source: Eric McWhinnie  (7/29/11)
"Although precious metals have pulled back recently, they still remain near key price targets." More >

Gold, Silver Unaffected by Debt Crisis
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (7/29/11)
" In this fog of spin, smoke, and mirrors, it is important for subscribers to know what really is driving the gold and silver prices." More >

Devil's Advocate
Source: Toby Connor, GoldScents  (7/29/11)
"Until the dollar breaks below the May bottom, I think we need to be very careful in assuming that gold is going straight up." More >

Countdown to Default
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (7/29/11)
"Dollars continued to pour out of Washington into foreign-reserve accounts overseas." More >

Humboldt Gold: A Trend Waiting to Happen?
Source: Gold Investing News, Michelle Smith  (7/29/11)
"There is little reason for most people to know or care about Pershing. That is unless they are or want to be gold investors." More >

Silver to Rise but Tarnished by May's Rout
Source: Reuters, Jan Harvey  (7/29/11)
"Silver prices look set for further gains after rallying more than 15% this month on gold's coat-tails." More >