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By Mark O'Byrne |
May 17, 2013
The United States government is to rigorously enforce a ban on gold sales to Iran from July 1. They are planning to block sales of gold to Iranians in order to undermine the Iranian currency, the rial, and to step up pressure on Tehran over its nuclear program.
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By Pablo Paciello |
April 16, 2013
Precious metals tie your investment into something real and tangible, not just the perceived value of a currency that can easily be influenced by national fiscal policies.
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By Brian Sylvester |
March 11, 2013
As looming inflation, currency wars and a possible run on gold threaten to derail markets, Leonard Melman is setting his sights on the midtier and near-term producers that he wants to scoop up when the blood is in the streets.
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By Gabriel M. Mueller |
November 21, 2012
Call it wishful thinking, but a small part of me thinks that the real reason why German officials are starting to ask tough questions about their gold reserves is because they are losing confidence in our monetary system.
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By Neal Ohm |
November 1, 2012
While he owns both bullion and certificated bullion, many investors are better off buying bullion says the founder of Sprott Global Investments and president of Sprott Asset Management USA. Certificated bullion may be more convenient while bullion provides assurance.
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By Gabriel M. Mueller |
October 18, 2012
I despise the interventionist ways of the Federal Reserve. But as a gold investor, I appreciate the Federal Reserve’s “help” in boosting my portfolio. Fed policy right now can only lead the gold price in one direction: higher.
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By Bill Haynes |
August 29, 2012
Would $10,000 gold be so bad if it came with a sound monetary policy? Besides, where do analysts think the price is going if controls are not put on how many dollars the Fed creates? Many critics see the official US debt rising to $20 trillion by 2016 at the...
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By Mickey Fulp |
August 7, 2012
Recently a plethora of alternative names have been proposed and promoted for what were once known as the specialty or minor metals. These mostly obscure elements span the gamut from the lightest to the heaviest on the periodic table.
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By Peter Hug |
July 30, 2012
Dire threats are heard on the street today. I am not disputing the reality, that any of these events are real, but for each scenario you need to consider the right way to own metals. It is to these approaches and psychological sub-groups that this article speaks.
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By Marshall Swing |
May 4, 2012
The precious metals marketplace is all abuzz about the 7,500 contract trade in gold on Monday. Gold fell $15 in the space of a minute. Speculative traders think the trade could have been a fat finger. Comex floor traders say otherwise.