News February 4, 2012

  • Near-Term Market Picture: Written In Cement?

    Feb 3  |  By Jon Nadler

    The near-term in Europe might be darker than many currently anticipate (as reflected in January’s asset-buying euphoria) if we take note of certain underlying trends. An injection of liquidity has not resulted in an injection of loans into the region’s faltering economy, for example.

  • Gold Coins: A Return to Fundamentals-Driven Demand?

    Feb 3  |  By Mark O'Byrne, Dr. Constantin Gurdgiev

    Data internationally shows that demand for gold bullion bars and coins remained robust in 2011 and into January 2012. But this remains a fringe activity of store-of-value buyers rather than a mainstream phenomenon. At this stage few retail investors have any allocation to gold whatsoever and very few have even...

  • Perfect Storm for Palladium Could Bode Well for Stillwater

    Feb 3  |  By Elliott Gue

    Stillwater Mining’s series of new mine projects and expansions should spur PGM production. The company is opening two new areas for mining adjacent to its existing operations in the western United States, and both look to be attractive low-cost extension projects.

  • Gold "Volatile" But "Inflationary Distortions" Add to Appeal

    Feb 3  |  By Ben Traynor

    Gold may well remain volatile, but it is increasingly attractive as the only truly hard currency, and it may also induce inflationary distortions that give a rise to commodities and gold as store of value alternatives when there is little value left in paper, according to Dirk Wiedmann, head of...

  • Gold & Dollar on the Move to start a Groove

    Feb 3  |  By Stephan Bogner

    Between 1980 and 2000, the gold price movement was dominated by a downtrend, whereas a so-called BREAKOUT had already begun in 1993 when the price broke above the upper-most "blue triangle" leg at approx. $350 per ounce.

  • Peering Through Exxon’s Looking Glass

    Feb 3  |  By Frank Holmes

    The emerging world will push global energy demand 30% higher by 2040, according to ExxonMobil’s Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040, which offers insights on what may be in store for the energy sector in coming decades.

  • Rare Earth Metals—Not Your Father's Mining Biz: Byron King

    Feb 3  |  By Byron King, Brian Sylvester

    The non-Chinese rare earth metals sector is not dying, insists Byron King, editor of Outstanding Investments and Energy & Scarcity Investor. However, a rare earth miner's path to success significantly differs from the precious metals game. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, King explains how.

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