Gold Market Lacking Momentum as Traders More Interested in Olympics
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (8/8/12)
"Gold hovered just below $1,610/oz for most of Wednesday morning's trading in London, in line with last Friday's close." More >

What Happens to the Gold World When Greece Exits the Eurozone?
Source: Julian Phillips,Gold Forecaster  (8/8/12)
"The very fact that the B.I.S. undertook over 500 mt of currency/gold swaps two years ago testifies to its ability to facilitate and support the global monetary system as we know it now." More >

Peru Seeks to Build a New Relationship with Mining Companies
Source: The Guardian, Mattia Cabitza  (8/8/12)
"Central and regional governments, the mining companies and local residents say they are ready to build a new relationship based on trust and respect." More >

Could Gold Be Tripped Up by a Coming Deflation?
Source: Jeff Clark, Casey Research  (8/8/12)
"There are many high-quality mining stocks today that you can buy at 7, 8, 10 times earnings, something we have never seen in this bull market, and you can receive a dividend yield that is higher than a 30-year Treasury bond." More >

All Roads Lead to Berlin
Source: Bob Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (8/7/12)
"Despite numerous summits, we still look to the European Commissioners to present and implement a solution that would boost economic activity and drive down unemployment. As we see it, there are only two choices: They can either default or print." More >

Guatemala Steps Back from Mining Reform Plans
Source: Reuters  (8/7/12)
"The Guatemalan government is stepping back from plans to take a stake of as much as 40% in new mining projects, a top government official said." More >

Gold Will Hit New Highs in 2013 and Beyond: Blanchard
Source: Lawrence Williams, Mineweb  (8/7/12)
"While gold finished 2011 in consolidation mode after reaching a record nominal high above $1,900/oz in September, Blanchard's analysts see the stage being set for another robust advance through the remainder of the year and beyond." More >

Gold Close to Confirming a New Breakout to All-Time Highs
Source: David Banister, Market Trend Forecast  (8/7/12)
"I expect gold to rally for about 8–13 months into at least June 2013, and our longstanding target has been in the $2,300/oz arena." More >

Why Junior Gold Stocks Are Still the Place to Be: Edward Karr
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (8/6/12)
Edward Karr, CEO of Geneva-based RAMPartners, favors a disciplined, patient and steady approach to investing in junior gold mining companies. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Karr shares his thoughts on the European crisis, its effect on gold prices and some of his favorite junior gold mining companies. More >

Speculators Pile Into Gold Futures, Options
Source: Kitco News, Debbie Carlson  (8/6/12)
"For the week ended July 31, speculators in the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's weekly commitment of traders report saw their net-long positions in gold rise significantly in both the legacy and disaggregated reports." More >

Gold and Silver Regaining Footing as Treasuries Make Bearish Reversal
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (8/6/12)
"The long-range upward trajectory of precious metals, particularly gold, is continuing higher and has considerably higher to go." More >

Five Ways to Invest in Gold
Source: MetroWest Daily News  (8/6/12)
"A recent survey shows that nearly half of U.S. investors don't believe they're knowledgeable enough about the precious metal to make a decision about adding gold to their portfolios. The World Gold Council highlights these five options to get investors started." More >

Likelihood 'Remains High' for Central Bank Stimulus
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (8/6/12)
"Precious metals prices held on to most of their gains from Friday's rally, which coincided with a stock market rally following better-than expected U.S. non-farm jobs data, as well as news that Spain may seek a bailout." More >

South Africa Tops Gold Grade List
Source: Christy Filen, Mineweb  (8/6/12)
"After more than a century of gold mining in the country, South Africa is featured in the number one spot in terms of gold grades, with Canada close on its heels, in a report drawn up by Natural Resource Holdings' Roy Sebag." More >

Fed Hits 'Kill' Switch on Liquidity
Source: Clif Droke  (8/5/12)
"Gold, as the ultimate safe haven at both ends of the long-wave, will eventually prove its merit as a store of value in deflation. Before we arrive at that critical juncture, however, there will undoubtedly be phases of volatility along the way that temporarily obstruct gold's forward progress." More >

Precious Metals Short-Term Outlook Is Bullish
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (8/5/12)
"We believe that gold and gold stocks are primed to head higher in the coming weeks." More >

Frontier Markets Harbor High-Reward Investment Opportunities: Carlos Andres
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (8/3/12)
Select frontier markets, once eyed skeptically as fraught with danger, are now some of the most robust economies in the world. But the shares of companies exploring and producing in these markets often continue to lag based on long-held fears that are no longer valid. How does an investor decipher that fine line between real and perceived? Carlos Andres, the chief analyst and managing editor of the Frontier Research Report and the Global Resource Investor, makes his living informing retail investors about risks in the junior resource space. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Andres discusses how to capitalize on the narrowing gap between real and perceived risks in South America and beyond. More >

Is Gold Mining Healthy?
Source: Scott Hamilton, Zeal Intelligence  (8/3/12)
"In 2011, gold-mine production came in at an all-time record high. And in 2012 experts anticipate production to be even higher. But is the gold-mining industry truly healthy?" More >

To Achieve a Successful Gold Standard, You Don't Need Gold Coins
Source: Forbes, Nathan Lewis  (8/2/12)
"When most people think of 'gold-based currencies,' they think of gold coins. But, actually, gold coins themselves are probably the least important part." More >

In Junior-IPO-Land, Money Favors Old Hands
Source: Kip Keen, Mineweb  (8/2/12)
"What the shape of June and July IPOs illustrate more than anything else is that pedigree counts now more than ever." More >

What Happens to Greece's Gold when Greece Exits the Eurozone?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (8/2/12)
"When Greece required a generous bailout from EU creditors, we were led to believe that part of the collateral, to be forfeited on default, was the 111 tonnes of gold owned by Greece. It is this gold that is in danger of being lost to the nation now." More >

Make Money in Gold with Prospect-Generator and Royalty Companies: Adrian Day
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (8/1/12)
Adrian Day, principal of Adrian Day Asset Management, which manages portfolios for high-net-worth clients, believes that it is time for the gold pendulum to swing away from the excessive pessimism in the market and finds that now is an exceptional time to buy gold equities. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Day explains why gold is ready to rebound and why prospect-generator and royalty companies are king. More >

What Moves Gold Stocks?: Jocelyn August
Source: George S. Mack of The Gold Report   (8/1/12)
Gold and precious metals stocks are certainly affected by the price of the underlying commodity, but the most important catalysts that move prices revolve around resource assessments and production schedules. Sagient Research Senior Analyst Jocelyn August watches her companies like a hawk and records detailed data on how stocks move when certain events are made public. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, August shares her thoughts about a select group of stocks and what events might move these shares over the next quarter. More >

Gold Tied to Central Bank Moves
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (8/1/12)
"'Investors [are] continuing to favor the U.S. dollar over bullion as the key safe-haven trade,' says a note from ANZ Bank." More >

Have You Overlooked This Piece of the US Economic Puzzle?
Source: David Galland, Casey Research  (7/31/12)
"In some ways, gaining an understanding of the U.S. economy and its current trajectory is as simple as recognizing a few fundamental facts." More >