Global Inflation Rising and Other Pro-Gold Developments
Source: Jeffrey Nichols, NicholsOnGold  (2/14/11)
"Recently, the Fed surpassed China as the largest holder of U.S. Treasuries." More >

Precious Metals and the Validity of Technical Analysis, Pt. 1
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (2/14/11)
"Technical analysis shows a downtrending gold price but fundamentals are strong." More >

Gold-Buying Sites Forced to Change Trading Practices
Source: Guardian, Mark King  (2/14/11)
"The Office of Fair Trading clamps down on gold-buying websites." More >

Brien Lundin: Look to History to Profit from Gold
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (2/14/11)
Gold in the Carolinas? "Absolutely," says Jefferson Financial President and CEO Brien Lundin, who also publishes the Gold Newsletter. It's just one region where historic discoveries, ignored when gold prices were low, are now being re-examined with modern exploration techniques. The results, he says, are promising. Learn more about his take on the economy, the seasonal effect on gold prices and the "frothy" metals market in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report. More >

China's REE Mining Zones Aimed at Sustainability
Source: Money Control  (2/14/11)
"China sets up first group of rare earth mining zones. . ." More >

U.S. Rough Diamond Imports Triple in 2010
Source: IDEX Online  (2/14/11)
"Volumes of rough trade to and from the U.S suggest money laundering." More >

Gold:Silver Ratio: Silver Value Highest in Five Years
Source: Commodity Online  (2/14/11)
"At this point, silver has momentum." More >

Canadian Gold Miners to Come Back Strong in 2011
Source: Reuters, Claire Sibonney  (2/14/11)
"Canadian gold mining stocks to shrug off pullback, glitter in 2011." More >

Speculators Return as Buyers to Gold Market
Source: Kitco, Debbie Carlson  (2/14/11)
"Speculators add to their net-long positions in precious metals and copper markets." More >

Gold Steady Under $1,360; Eyes China Inflation
Source: Reuters  (2/14/11)
"The resignation of Egypt's president took some heat out of risk aversion." More >

Congo Investigates Suspected Gold Smugglers
Source: Bloomberg, Michael Kavanagh  (2/14/11)
"The suspected smugglers are citizens of the U.S., Nigeria and France." More >

Current Silver Move Not Like the Others
Source: Gene Arensberg, Got Gold Report  (2/14/11)
"Backwardation and tightening contango show very heavy immediate demand." More >

Read more Streetwise Exclusives. . .
Source: The Gold Report  (2/14/11)
including Brien Lundin's recent interview, Look to History to Profit from Gold. More >

Peter Grandich: Gold, the Mother of All Bull Markets
Source: George Mack of The Gold Report  (2/11/11)
Market commentator and investor Peter Grandich of Grandich.com and Grandich Publications tells The Gold Report that certain plays on surging demand and looming commodity shortages are no-brainers for investors, and he shares a few ideas on how to profit from these conditions. He's bullish on China and on base—and especially—precious metals, energy, food and water. Gold and silver are still his big plays. More >

Monetary Inflation, Supply Concerns Drive Commodities More than Demand
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Commodities  (2/11/11)
"Commodity bull markets are primarily driven by monetary factors." More >

Gold Miners Index May Be Warning Us
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy   (2/11/11)
"The charts are still pointing to lower prices in the coming days or weeks." More >

Fiat World: Uprising and Down Falling
Source: James West, Midas Letter  (2/11/11)
"What has changed fundamentally to justify $2 billion in redemptions of GLD?" More >

Escaping the Great Depression, and Extending the Greater Depression
Source: Doug Casey, The Casey Report  (2/11/11)
"The Greater Depression, still in its early stages, will be nasty indeed." More >

The What and Why of Rare Earth Metals
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (2/10/11)
"Estimates show global demand is expected to reach 205,000 tons by 2015" More >

China Throws Rare Earths for Another Loop
Source: Motley Fool, Travis Hoium  (2/10/11)
"Dubious plans?" More >

CFTC Doesn't Have Budget to Enforce Dodd-Frank
Source: Bloomberg, Silla Brush  (2/10/11)
"CFTC is requesting a $92M budget increase for the current fiscal year." More >

SA Mining Output Up After Two Yeas of Decline
Source: Mining Weekly, Loni Prinsloo  (2/10/11)
"Report showed a 6.5% jump in yearly output." More >

Scotiabank to Sell Gold in Mexico, Dubai
Source: Bloomberg, Sean Pasternak  (2/10/11)
"The bank's total revenue from precious-metals trading was $245M last year." More >

SEC Probes Insider Trades with ETF Investigation
Source: MarketWatch, John Spence  (2/10/11)
"SEC suspects traders are using exchange-traded funds to conceal insider trading." More >

Scottish Gold Rush?
Source: The Daily Record, John Ferguson  (2/10/11)
"Prospectors revealed they have found a new deposit in the Highlands." More >