Silver ETFs Experience Record Trading Volumes as Prices Slip
Source: Resource Investing News, David van der Linde  (5/18/11)
"Many investors are shedding their holdings in this volatile precious metals market." More >

Indian Investors Turn to Gold ETFs
Source: Mineweb, Shivom Seth  (5/18/11)
"Gold ETFs are the flavor of the season in India." More >

Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange Launches Gold Futures
Source: Reuters  (5/18/11)
"The HKMEx is hoping to cash in on explosive investment demand for gold from mainland China." More >

Commodities Advance
Source: Bloomberg, Kim Kyoungwha and Glenys Sim  (5/18/11)
"The outlook for increased demand from emerging markets prompted speculation that this month's decline was excessive." More >

Paulson, Soros at Odds Over Gold's Direction
Source: The Street, Robert Holmes  (5/18/11)
"Hedge fund managers go head-to-head on gold's future." More >

World's Biggest Gold Ring Now Worth $3M
Source: Sify  (5/18/11)
"While it cost $547,000 to make the ring in the year 2000, the current value is worth over USD3M." More >

Silver Price: The Least You Should Worry About
Source: Jeff Clark, Big Gold  (5/17/11)
"What silver expert Andy Schectman sees everyday might just compel you to count how many ounces you own. . ." More >

American Vanadium: Critical to U.S. Industry
Source: William Mbaho, BNW News  (5/17/11)
"Without doubt, vanadium is growing into one of the most important metals about which no one has ever heard." More >

Will Gold and Silver Fall with Higher Interest Rates?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (5/17/11)
"It remains the U.S. consumer who will decide the road forward for the U.S. economy." More >

Turning Point
Source: Hubert Moolman  (5/17/11)
"Silver may have peaked in pure commodity terms, but as a currency it will peak when gold does." More >

Will the Dollar Bull Monkey Dance End Badly, with a QE3 Party?
Source: David Banister, Market Trend Forecast  (5/17/11)
"It's rare to get a crash on top of a crash." More >

Don't Give Up On The Rare Earth Mining Sector Yet
Source: Jeb Handwerger, GoldStockTrades  (5/17/11)
"This pullback in REE miners may prove an excellent buying opportunity." More >

John Doody: Top 10 Gold Plays Revealed
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (5/16/11)
Production stage, location and dividend possibilities separate top mining and royalty stocks from the rest of the heap. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Gold Stock Analyst (GSA) Newsletter Writer John Doody reveals a few of his top 10 stocks and what diversifying your gold portfolio really means. More >

Lies, Damned Lies and the Z-Score
Source: Adrian Ash, Bullion Vault  (5/16/11)
"Things that just shouldn't be just keep happening. . ." More >

Gold Seesaws on Currency Worries
Source: Reuters, Amanda Cooper  (5/16/11)
"Twin forces of deepening concern about eurozone debt and the growing strength of the dollar offset each other." More >

Another Look at the Gold:Silver Ratio
Source: Andrey Dashkov, Casey International Speculator  (5/16/11)
"The gold:silver ratio is not a reliable tool in an investor's toolbox." More >

Goldman 'Most Constructive' on Copper
Source: Bloomberg  (5/16/11)
"We believe a demand-rationing environment still lies ahead." More >

Gold Coins Remain Strong
Source: Bloomberg, Nicholas Larkin and Pham-Duy Nguyen  (5/16/11)
"Sales of gold coins are on track for the best month in a year." More >

Massive Gold Coin Auctioned in Beijing
Source: Xinhua  (5/16/11)
"The largest ever minted in China has been auctioned for 7.7million yuan after 22 rounds of bidding." More >

Wary SA Miners Eye Record Rand Gold Price
Source: Business Day, Robert Laing  (5/16/11)
"If gold sustains its run in local currency, South African gold miners could show an 8% or better gain." More >

Palladium Production Behind Demand
Source: Bloomberg  (5/16/11)
"Palladium production could lag behind demand through 2015." More >

Melek: PGMs Will Outshine Precious, Base Metals
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (5/16/11)
"Analysts expect PGMs to be star performers into 2013." More >

Shanghai Exchange Lowers Silver Margin, Daily Limits
Source: Reuters  (5/16/11)
"All changes will take effect since the silver price did not hit the daily upward or downward limit." More >

Silver Near Crash
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Research  (5/16/11)
"After a parabola sucks in buyers and capital like a black hole, anything can ignite furious selling." More >

Sell Fort Knox's Gold, Some Say
Source: Washington Post, Joel Achenbach  (5/16/11)
"Selling that gold is just one level of 'crazy' away from selling Mount Rushmore." More >