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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 JT Long |
May 15, 2013
As to the allegedly strong dollar, James Turk suggests comparing it to the price of gold rather than other fiat currencies for a better picture. And the world's newest currency—Bitcoin—has a lot in common with one of the oldest—gold.
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By Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg |
May 13, 2013
Hedge funds increased bets on lower gold prices after investors pulled a record $20.8 billion from bullion funds this year while BlackRock Inc., the world’s biggest money manager, said it’s still bullish.
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By Adrian Ash |
May 6, 2013
Athens' strikers burnt a giant picture of Angela Merkel dressed as Hitler. Students in Washington threw bags of urine at each other. But in the Eccles Building? "Fiscal policy is restraining economic growth," said the Federal Reserve.
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By Dr. Jeffrey Lewis |
April 23, 2013
The forex market may actually be seeing the beginning of the crack up boom where traditional currencies like silver and gold will naturally reassert themselves just as world monetary expansion begins to truly accelerate
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By Alasdair Macleod |
April 22, 2013
For a long time governments have been redistributing peoples’ income and wealth in the name of fairness. They provide for the unemployed, the sick, and the elderly. The state provides. You can depend on the state. The result is nearly everyone in all advanced countries now depend on the state.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
April 22, 2013
Last week, Arizona lawmakers passed a bill that makes precious metals legal tender. Arizona is the second state after Utah to allow gold coins created by the U.S. Mint and private mints to be used as currency.
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By Brian Sylvester |
April 18, 2013
Three trends will light a fire under natural resource prices and equities in the coming years, according Greg Dorsey, editor of Leeb's Real World Investing. In this interview, Dorsey shares the names of favorite companies that could profit from the expected surge.
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By Nick Barisheff |
April 16, 2013
After gold lost $84 an ounce last Friday, we can conclude the beneficiaries were not gold investors who panicked and sold, but rather those who are fighting to preserve the reputation of the U.S. dollar and the fiat currency model that underpins the global economy.
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By Jeb Handwerger |
April 15, 2013
The record amount of precious metal bears and short sellers getting caught up in this emotional panic may forecast that the downward trend for almost two years in the mining stocks and precious metals may be coming to an end.