Headline Risk Surrounds Gold & S&P 500
Source: J.W. Jones, Resource Investor  (11/23/11)
"Uncertainty surrounds the commodities market as the collapse of MF Global has interrupted traditional capital flows and broad based volume around the world." More >

Time for U.S. to Focus on Mining
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (11/23/11)
"Never have so many road blocks been thrown into the paths of uranium and rare earths. Sooner or later the realization must dawn on our leaders that these sectors represent true wealth and the most profitable places to invest stimulus funds." More >

Gold Slides in Choppy Conditions
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (11/23/11)
"Negative sentiment surrounding the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis and concerns that some economies are heading for a 'double-dip' recession continues to lift market uncertainty and consequent choppy conditions." More >

Gareth Hatch: Navigating the Rare Earth Metals Landscape
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Critical Metals Report  (11/22/11)
Gareth Hatch, co-founder of Technology Metals Research LLC, gives us the lay of the land in the rare earth sector. Many variables are shaping this developing market, and from calculating global demand to anticipating individual project costs, data makes the difference in determining viable investments. Gareth Hatch gets down to the nitty gritty in this Critical Metals exclusive, and comes up with some promising projects in the works. More >

New Greek Drachma Would Be Doomed
Source: Axel Merk, Merk Funds  (11/22/11)
"Introducing a new currency in a debt-laden country that has been unable to eliminate its primary deficit may be doomed for failure, but since when has bad policy stopped politicians from trying to implement it?" More >

Three Doomsday Scenarios: What Happens if the Eurozone Breaks Up?
Source: Martin Hutchinson, Global Investing Strategist, Money Morning  (11/22/11)
"At the end of the day there are no easy answers on this one. The best you can do is to find markets with little economic connection to Europe—and even that's not easy." More >

In Nervous Market, Gold Gains Respectability
Source: The New York Times, Geraldine Fabrikant  (11/22/11)
"The metal has become the insurance policy of choice for many sophisticated investors." More >

Chris Thompson: Investors Not Quite Ready to Embrace 'Ugly Sister' Silver
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (11/21/11)
Volatility in the markets overall, and particularly in the silver price, continues to deter investors, even the major producers, from stepping in on silver juniors. However, Chris Thompson, equity research analyst with Haywood Securities, names some attractive opportunities in South and Central America in this exclusive Gold Report interview. More >

Gold Down Along with Stocks
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (11/21/11)
"The U.S. dollar rallied, despite the congressional super committee's failure to agree on how to tackle the U.S. deficit." More >

Rethinking Silver in Light of Deflationary Forces
Source: Clive Maund  (11/21/11)
"If we do not see dramatic large scale intervention by the European Central Bank (ECB) involving a massive blast of QE, Europe will be finished shortly as a united economic entity, and after a possible temporary party to celebrate the demise of Europe, the U.S. Treasury market will collapse." More >

Rare Earth Metals Stocks Heavy with Potential Profits
Source: David Zeiler, Money Morning  (11/21/11)
"As the world builds more and more things that rely on rare earth metals—from hybrid car batteries to tablet computers to fiber optics—uses for them will continue to multiply." More >

The Contrarian's Quandary
Source: Adrian Ash, Bullion Vault  (11/21/11)
"The really contentious view might see gold causing a real shock and going still higher again in just the way it didn't three decades ago" More >

Has the Bear Returned?
Source: Toby Connor, Gold Scents  (11/21/11)
"The dollar index is currently on only the third week of this new intermediate cycle. Those cycles tend to run about 20 weeks, so there is potentially many more weeks of upside left before the dollar moves down into another significant correction, which presumably would drive the next bear market rally in stocks." More >

Will Dividends Make Mining Shares Glitter More than Gold?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (11/21/11)
"A trend is growing among precious metal miners—there is a solid commitment to pay a defined percentage of their cash flow by way of dividends." More >

Gold Likely Entering Reactive Phase
Source: Clive Maund  (11/21/11)
"For gold's strong uptrend to continue we need to see continued currency debasement and inflation and the maintenance of sufficient liquidity to head of any incipient credit crises that could quickly cause interest rates, which have been artificially suppressed for years now, to skyrocket." More >

Precious Metals Charts Point to Higher Prices Part II
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldandOilGuy  (11/21/11)
"Financial markets around the world are at a tipping point, meaning something really big is about to take place." More >

Headline Risk Surrounds Gold and the S&P 500
Source: JW Jones, OptionsTradingSignals  (11/21/11)
"The long-term time frame continues to remain technically positive for the yellow metal. As long as gold prices hold in their multiyear rising channel, higher prices remain likely." More >

Rare Earth Rebirth
Source: Nick Hodge, Energy & Capital  (11/21/11)
"With less than a handful of rare earth mines in operation outside of China, continued price fixing games, and the growing use of handheld electronics, any company with access to supply is going to fetch a premium market price." More >

Two Risky and Two Safe Investments for Your Portfolio
Source: Forbes, Panos Mourdoukoutas  (11/20/11)
"After a big run-up, however, U.S. treasuries and precious metals may be the riskiest rather than the safest investments." More >

Ron Struthers: Timing the Gold Market
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (11/18/11)
Every investor knows that it's hard to time the market. But Ron Struthers, editor of Struthers' Resource Stock Report and a 25-year investment veteran, has been able to weave his way in and out of the market with aplomb this year. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Struthers tells what he's seeing in his technical analysis that is signaling it's time to buy back in after selling off many gold equities in April. More >

Technocrats Now, Strong Man Next?
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (11/18/11)
"Now 'more Europe' is being pushed directly to voters as the only fix for Europe's mess." More >

Don't Sweat the Correction in Gold
Source: Jeff Clark, Big Gold  (11/18/11)
"When the gold price falls, come back in three months and see if you're still worried. The price will recover and, in time, fetch new highs." More >

Gold Rallies after 'Hard Hit'
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (11/18/11)
"Gold rallies after hard hit; ECB now only significant bond buyer; UK has lots more scope for QE" More >

Not Your Father's Gold Market
Source: Adrian Ash, Bullion Vault  (11/18/11)
"Where gold amid the Great Depression was all about three T's—teeth, trinkets and terror—it had morphed into a combination of Krugerrands, futures, and 'certificates of confiscation,' government bonds paying way less than inflation." More >

Gold Demand Hits New Record with Central Bank Buying Up Sixfold
Source: Jason Hamlin  (11/18/11)
" Q311 gold demand reached 1,053.9 tons, an increase of 6% compared to the same period last year." More >