Gold Prices Driven Higher by Europe and China: Greg Weldon and Grant Williams
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report   (2/8/12)
Preserving wealth in a volatile political and financial world is a job for gold. Greg Weldon, publisher of Weldon's Money Monitor newsletter and Grant Williams, a portfolio advisor at Vulpes Investment Management in Singapore, will share their insights at the Cambridge House California Investment Conference Feb. 11–12. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, they answer the question: How low and high can gold go? More >

Where a Nation's Gold—and Your Gold—Should Be Held
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (2/8/12)
"Governments feel free to impose restraints on other people's assets within their jurisdiction." More >

Gold Steady as Dollar Hits Two-Month Low
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (2/8/12)
"Wholesale market prices for gold bullion held steady just below $1,750/oz Wednesday morning in London, a 2.2% gain on yesterday's low, after rallying Tuesday following comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke." More >

Gold Stars in Greek Drama
Source: Ira Epstein, The Linn Group  (2/8/12)
"Currently, gold is trading off events created by the ongoing Greece financial drama. Behind the scenes, there's the possibility of quantitative easing programs coming back into play, not only here in the U.S., but abroad as well." More >

A New Reason Gold Stocks Will Soar
Source: Jeff Clark, Casey Research  (2/8/12)
"An increasingly desperate clamor for exposure to gold could light a short fuse for our market sector. It's not here yet, but when the rush starts, it will be both breathtaking and life-changing." More >

Graphite and Rare Earth Metals for the 21st Century: Jack Lifton
Source: The Critical Metals Report Editors  (2/7/12)
The list of once-obscure metals and minerals that are becoming "strategic" seems to be growing daily. However, population growth and rising living standards in developing countries are driving demand for most raw materials. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Institute for the Analysis of Global Security Senior Fellow Jack Lifton explains how increasing demand and harder-to-mine deposits are raising prices on these essential materials. More >

The Fed Resumes Printing
Source: Bud Conrad, Casey Research  (2/7/12)
"The gold price is driven by Fed policies and its bias toward printing money rather than defending the dollar's purchasing power." More >

Precious Metals Remain Strong as Greece Nears Deadline
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (2/7/12)
"Although the euro is giving a boost to the dollar, gold and silver continue to maintain key support levels." More >

Gold's Journey Continues
Source: Guiseppi Borelli, The Unpunctured Cycle  (2/7/12)
"Gold is the Odysseus of the markets, destined to wander the hinterland of the financial world for years without achieving the deserved safe haven status." More >

Finding Fundamentals Key to Gold Investing: Byron King
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (2/6/12)
The market isn't rewarding fundamentals just yet for precious metal miners, according to Byron King, editor of Daily Resource Hunter, Outstanding Investments and Energy & Scarcity Investor. But in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, King maps out when rising gold prices will actually lead to rising stock prices for companies with quality projects and solid treasuries. More >

Gold Rollercoaster Heads Yet Lower
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (2/6/12)
"Gold prices began their downward move on Friday following the publication of better-than-expected U.S. nonfarm jobs data." More >

Was Friday's Price Action in Gold Signaling a Top in the S&P 500?
Source: Chris Vermeulen, The Gold And Oil Guy  (2/6/12)
"Ultimately, the Federal Reserve's most recent announcements have served to help flatten the short end of the yield curve further while providing a launching pad for equities and precious metals." More >

Dangerous Times Ahead
Source: Toby Connor, Gold Scents  (2/5/12)
"Gold is almost certainly going to be locked in a very choppy, extended trading range till at least the fall, and probably into next spring, before the next C-wave can breakout to new highs." More >

How to Find the Best Junior Gold Stocks
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (2/5/12)
"Speculating and investing in the junior gold sector is difficult. It is a far more difficult industry than others and that is why companies continue to struggle and fail even with the luxury of high metal prices." More >

Unemployment Rate Drops: Should You Sell Gold?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (2/4/12)
"The decrease in the headline unemployment rate is welcomed, but it does not signal a stable economy. With sluggish economic growth and money-printer-happy policymakers, investors will see a continuation of stimulus programs and deficits." More >

Gold Juniors Poised to Rebound: Joe Mazumdar
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (2/3/12)
Economics and politics. Accretion and repletion. Mergers and acquisitions. Joe Mazumdar, senior mining analyst with Haywood Securities, sees all of these as catalysts for a rebound in the junior gold space in 2012. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, he reveals the names of companies he expects to take off. More >

Precious Metals Dip Following Strong US Jobs News
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (2/3/12)
"Spot market gold prices slipped back below $1,750/oz while stock markets rallied strongly following the release of better-than-expected U.S. jobs figures on Friday." More >

How Much Gold Is China Really Importing?
Source: Bob Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (2/3/12)
"Who is supplying the additional, yet unrecorded, quantities of gold to the Chinese market? Is it a covert operation with Russia, South America, an African state or indeed any number of the illustrious banks domiciled in the West?" More >

Indian Silver Investment Surges
Source: Shivom Seth, Mineweb  (2/3/12)
"Traders in India were betting big time on silver futures even as retail speculators have ensured that the white metal remains the highest traded commodity on the exchanges." More >

The Shift to Measuring Wealth in Gold Ounces
Source: Hubert Moolman  (2/2/12)
"The shift from measuring wealth in terms of paper claims (dollars) to gold ounces, and the limited means to increase gold ounces, will change the business and investment world significantly, and will create a massive rush into those opportunities that increase gold ounces." More >

Great Deals on Gold and Silver: James Turk
Source: Karen Roche of The Gold Report   (2/1/12)
GoldMoney Founder and Chairman James Turk knows how to find great deals on gold and silver. He claims that the 2012 bottom for gold came during the first week in January. If the year's low is already history and if his projection that gold will hit the $2,000/oz mark within three months is on target, you do the math. "Gold is way too cheap," he tells The Gold Report in this exclusive interview. More >

Gold, Stocks and the Euro All Gain
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (2/1/12)
"Based on month-end PM London Fix prices, January saw gold's biggest calendar month gain in dollar terms since September 1999." More >

Where's All the Gold China Is Buying?
Source: Lawrence Williams, Mineweb  (2/1/12)
"The argument stands that China is increasing its gold reserves surreptitiously because if it were confirmed officially that it was adding, say, 300t or more to its reserves annually this would have a strong upward impact on the gold price and make it more expensive to add further amounts of gold." More >

January Was a Good Month for Uranium and Rare Earth Miners
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (2/1/12)
"The month of January is a harbinger for what may happen in the year 2012. This month we have seen both uranium stocks and rare earth stocks outperform the general market despite negative news." More >

Are You Ready for Some Super Bowl Inflation?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (2/1/12)
"In a post flash-crash and MF Global-bankruptcy world, investor confidence is shifting toward preserving wealth with hard assets." More >