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By Jon Nadler |
February 3, 2012
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.
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By Mark O'Byrne, Dr. Constantin Gurdgiev |
February 3, 2012
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...
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By Elliott Gue |
February 3, 2012
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.
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By Ben Traynor |
February 3, 2012
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...
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By Stephan Bogner |
February 3, 2012
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.
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By Frank Holmes |
February 3, 2012
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.
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By Byron King, Brian Sylvester |
February 3, 2012
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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By Eric McWhinnie |
February 2, 2012
January was was the biggest monthly gain for the major indexes since 1997. The real star performances in January, however, came from gold and silver, which gained 11% and 19% respectively in January.
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By Ilya Spivak |
February 2, 2012
Inflation expectations remain in focus for gold prices, with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s congressional testimony clearly the most significant item of concern. Prices are testing above resistance at $1,746.10.
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By Gene Arensberg |
February 2, 2012
So, is this the beginning of the long-awaited reversal of trader sentiment and the beginning of a positive liquidity event we have been expecting for The Little Guys? Only time will tell.
