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By JT Long |
March 4, 2013
Some people may look at the stock market and see economic recovery. Eric Sprott of Sprott Asset Management and Sprott Money looks at myriad other economic indicators and sees an economy still in decline.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
January 7, 2013
The US Mint's gold coin sales slid for a third consecutive year in 2012 showing how demand for gold bullion among the retail public remains lackluster at best. Demand remains well below the record levels seen preceding the Y2K scare in 1999.
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By Chris Vermeulen |
December 17, 2012
Coal and coal stocks have been out of favor for almost two years now. But these unwanted and hated shares may soon be owned by the masses, or at least by traders and investors.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
November 1, 2012
The five-year average (2007-2011) saw returns of 5.6% and the 10-year average (2002-2011) saw returns of 5.1%. Gold’s outperformance in November is significant.
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By Peter Cooper |
October 31, 2012
The “Mr Gold” of the 1970s and former adviser to the Hunt Brothers, Jim Sinclair is hopping mad over rumors that gold might be subject to confiscation above $3,000, something that happened in the US in the 1930s but would be totally impossible in the modern world.
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By Jon Nadler |
October 26, 2012
Following a brief recovery on Thursday gold prices headed back down towards the sub-$1,700 value zone this morning. Overnight lows were seen at $1,699.90 per ounce.
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By Jordan Roy-Byrne, CMT |
October 11, 2012
The performance of the gold stocks, being a hyper-volatile sector has been more erratic and less consistent than gold. However, the gold shares as depicted below by the HUI gold bugs index have maintained their uptrend against the S&P 500.
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By Frank Holmes |
September 27, 2012
In a battle between the largest gold exchange traded fund and the biggest tech stock, which investment would get your vote? Would you choose gold because of the macroeconomic factors supporting the rise of the precious metal?
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By Frank Holmes |
June 19, 2012
When it comes to investing, wise managers are like good drivers, constantly evaluating the environment, looking for signs to step on the gas or slow down. A positive signal on commodities was received recently when Goldman Sachs.
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By Adrian Ash |
May 23, 2012
In a credit deflation – which this is – and after being buoyed by the global liquidity surge of the last decade, gold and silver should be expected to hit turbulence at the least. That's even before a resurgence of the all-Apple, Facebook-toting, shale-gas-laden US dollar.