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By Peter Cooper |
May 24, 2012
The pessimism in the precious metals market just has to be at something of a high point. And yet there is an obvious point of release on the horizon. Greece runs out of cash in six weeks’ time and that will finally force the euro zone to do the necessary...
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By James Turk |
January 20, 2012
Gold and silver are safe havens because they are tangible assets. Therefore, they do not have counterparty risk. In other words, there is no risk of default, but only if you own physical metal. So how does one keep their physical metals safe?
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By Frank Holmes |
March 15, 2011
Global markets present tremendous opportunities to those who are able to sort out what's meaningful from the background noise. It also means going where others don't.
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By Jack Lifton |
December 9, 2010
The absolute importance of access to natural resources for a country's future, can be well-illustrated by speculating on what could happen to China's growth, if the production rate of all metals does not grow in parallel to the world economy.
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By Philip Burgert |
July 30, 2010
The title of his address will be "The Ascent of Africa and Her Minerals" as Ferguson unpacks the back story on the new scramble for Africa's mineral wealth.
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By Nick Barisheff |
July 19, 2010
But it doesn't have to be an either/or decision.
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By Adrian Ash |
July 2, 2010
U.S. Treasury holders have nothing to fear today. Just look how low yields are!
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By Jon Nadler |
June 3, 2010
We will not pass judgment on exactly what kind of signs the appearance of a three-part series on gold in the Wall Street Journal (!) or the launch of gold-spewing ATM machines at swanky hotels in the Emirates might represent.
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By Jon Nadler |
May 27, 2010
As has frequently been the case of late, reports that surface one day regarding what China might or might not do about it vast forex reserves, were dismissed the following day by...China itself.
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By Adrian Ash |
May 27, 2010
Now he says 2010 is not the time to buy gold either. So, given what happened when he rejected the idea in mid-1999 and then in late 2008, expect another $400-or-so on the price.