Gold Bugs, Stop Laughing!
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (1/14/12)
"Even the best stores of wealth, meaning gold and silver since 2002 and especially 2007, in Japan just as much as in the U.S. and Europe, might be vulnerable. Zero growth, and the zero rates through which central banks hope to undo it, are starting to set around investors like concrete." More >

Will Gold Regain Its Safe-Haven Status in 2012?
Source: Clif Droke, Silver & Gold Stock Report  (1/14/12)
"Gold and silver haven't yet benefited from the problems in Europe and instead investors have bypassed the precious metals and have flocked to the dollar." More >

New Era of Stability in Some African Countries: Christopher Welch
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (1/13/12)
Christopher Welch, a mining analyst with Ocean Equities, has been crisscrossing the Atlantic for most of the last year. He tells The Gold Report in this exclusive interview that recent trips have bolstered his conviction that mining plays in Africa are being overlooked, but it's not too late for investors to get in on the ground floor. More >

Markets Comfortable Again with Gold
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (1/13/12)
"Copper and gold provide 'the best value opportunities' for investment this year, according to a report published by Goldman Sachs on Friday." More >

Economic and Gold Stock 2012 Outlook
Source: Neil Charnock, GoldOz  (1/13/12)
"As upheaval increases, the environment for gold improves. Then you have negative real interest rates. Inflation for energy and food combines with deflation to create stagflation. Negative real interest rates are great for gold." More >

People Don't Buy Gold to Make Money; They Buy It Because They Have Money
Source: Julian D.W. Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (1/13/12)
"Investments that have done well in bad times since 2007 will continue to do well. Leading that pack are gold and silver bullion as well as the derivatives and mining company shares producing them." More >

Wheelchairs in West Africa
Source: Thom Calandra, BabyBullTwits  (1/13/12)
"In the case of Mexico, Africa and other corporate efforts, the program coordinates with miners and prospectors to place chairs directly in the hands of the folks who need them." More >

Global Factors Boost Gold and Silver Demand
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (1/13/12)
"Although gold and silver prices pull back at times, the demand continues to remain strong for both precious metals." More >

Dollar to Launch Gold
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Research  (1/13/12)
"As gold gains steam, more and more capital will flock back to it. And the universally hated gold stocks, many hammered to ridiculous levels last year, are likely to stage a massive rally as the dollar once again launches gold." More >

Anticipating the Golden Cross
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (1/12/12)
"The 'golden cross' identifies when the 50-day short-term average crosses above the 200-day long-term average of a stock or index; today, the S&P 500 is only about one and a half percentage points away from the golden cross." More >

Fractal Analysis Suggests Massive Gold Rally Is Coming
Source: Hubert Moolman  (1/12/12)
"If my comparison of the patterns is accurate, then gold should rise like it did from July 1 to August 23, 2011; however, this time the move would be much bigger and with much more momentum." More >

Gold Volatility Breeds Equity Opportunities: Mike Niehuser
Source: Special to The Gold Report   (1/11/12)
Volatility in the markets isn't going away any time soon and Mike Niehuser, founder of Beacon Rock Research, expects 2012 to be a year of extreme swings. Niehuser draws parallels to the beginning of 2009, which was a short period of time that produced some very high returns. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Niehuser shares his market outlook and names a host of companies that are positioned to take off. More >

Bullish Macro Factors to Drive Gold in 2012 Rather than Dollar
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (1/11/12)
"The negative effects of a stronger dollar on gold are likely to be largely diminished in 2012, allowing the bullish macro drivers to dictate price action once again." More >

What Do Euro's Lows Mean For Precious Metals?
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (1/11/12)
"We emphasize the importance of avoiding knee jerk reactions when precious metals experience healthy pullbacks." More >

Why Silver For A Monetary Collapse?
Source: Hubert Moolman  (1/11/12)
"The debt-based monetary system has created a 'mirror-effect,' whereby, silver (and gold) is pushed down in value and paper assets such as general stocks are pushed up in value." More >

China's 2012 Gold Panic
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (1/11/12)
"In a U.S. election year, Beijing's policy wonks are arguing over cutting the yuan's foreign exchange value, not raising it." More >

Two Long/Short Pair Trades For 2012
Source: Sam Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (1/10/12)
"When monetary policy becomes more accommodative, U.S. real interest rates decline and gold prices rise. Over recent weeks gold prices have fallen but U.S. real interest rates have remained low, and this pair trade is speculating that the two will converge again." More >

Gold Confiscation a Reality? (Part 2)
Source: Julian Phillips, The Gold Forecaster  (1/10/12)
"Despite the 40-year-long campaign to prevent gold from returning to any active role in the developed world's monetary system, gold remains the only universally accepted currency whose supply cannot be increased by policy makers." More >

Home-Brewed Copper: Dr. Michael Berry and Chris Berry
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (1/9/12)
Despite a pullback in growth for China, copper demand is likely to remain strong in 2012, according to Dr. Michael Berry, publisher of Morning Notes, and his co-author, Chris Berry, founder of House Mountain Partners. Other developing nations, such as Indonesia, should pump up demand, but supply from such regions remains a tenuous prospect. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, the Berrys explain how "home-brewed" U.S. copper companies will be an important part of the equation. More >

Look for End of Debt Supercycle: Thoughts from the U.S. Global Investors 2012 Forecast
Source: Streetwise Editors  (1/9/12)
What do investors need to be watching out for in 2012? More Eurozone drama? Record gold highs? A hard landing in China? The U.S. Global Investors team addressed these questions with Endgame: The End of the Debt Supercycle author John Mauldin in a Jan. 5 Outlook 2012 webinar. The Streetwise Reports editors highlight some of the expert insights. More >

Can Precious Metals Overcome US Dollar Strength?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (1/9/12)
"Investors continue to find pullbacks in gold and silver as bargains because the world still faces an insolvent issue." More >

Follow the Management Names: Taylor MacDonald
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (1/6/12)
Well-structured deals, quality assets and high-octane management teams with "enough cash to get through the next year or two" are what Pathfinder Asset Management Limited's Associate Portfolio Manager Taylor MacDonald is looking for. Read more about why he is bullish about the market in the long term in this exclusive Gold Report interview. More >

Gold Up 5% on Week in Euros as Recession Data Hit Europe
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (1/6/12)
"The dollar cost of buying gold hovered around $1,620/oz Friday morning London time, becoming a bit more volatile following the release of U.S. employment data but failing to establish a definite direction, while stocks and commodities edged higher." More >

Using Options to Hedge Against a GLD Collapse
Source: Sam Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (1/6/12)
"The major benefit of using an ETF such as GLD is that one can gain exposure to the gold price as easily as buying a stock and one can effectively trade gold options as easily as trading stock options. However, some are concerned over the stability of GLD in the event of a run on the fund." More >

The Party May Be Over!
Source: Toby Connor, Gold Scents  (1/6/12)
"Gold may or may not have put in a final D-Wave bottom last week. But there is a good chance that bottom is going to get tested in the next couple of weeks." More >