South African Mine Strikes to Have Limited Impact on Gold Prices
Source: Kitco News, Alex Létourneau  (9/27/12)
"Gold prices are likely to receive only limited support from the labor unrest in South Africa, as the yellow metal's price is being underpinned by other factors, metals analysts said Thursday." More >

Steve Cochrane Finds Value in Far-Flung Locales
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (9/26/12)
There's a point in a country's emergence where the perceived risk by investors doesn't correspond with the real risk, says Steve Cochrane, an investment adviser with Macquarie Private Wealth Inc. When that divergence occurs, it's the best opportunity to invest. Cochrane sees such a divergence right now in Cambodia, a land with vast untapped resources. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he talks about how investors can profit from Cambodia's entrance onto the world economic stage, as well as promising companies in far-flung locales. More >

How Gold Has Measured Currency Performance Since 1971, When It Became a 'Barbarous Relic'
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (9/26/12)
"Currency market changes leave room for gold and silver to act as that measure of value, as currencies fall against them." More >

Advice from Bank Analysts: Buy the Dips in Gold and Silver
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (9/26/12)
"Gold dipped beneath $1,760/oz for the third time this week in London on Wednesday morning, gaining against the euro and sterling as those currencies fell faster and rising back towards last week's new all-time high versus the Swiss franc." More >

Investors Add Nearly $3B to Gold ETFs in September
Source: ETF Trends, John Spence  (9/25/12)
"SPDR Gold Shares has seen net inflows of $2.1B in September, while iShares Gold Trust has gathered $615M, according to ETF flow data from IndexUniverse." More >

Citi Raises Gold Price Forecasts for 2012–13
Source: Reuters, Naveen Arul  (9/25/12)
"The bank increased its 2012 price forecasts for gold, silver and platinum by about 2%, 5% and 1.5%, respectively, while it cut its earlier forecast for palladium prices by about 1.7%." More >

Two Key Rules for Avoiding Stock Bubbles
Source: Dan Steinhart, Casey Research  (9/25/12)
"Sky-high stock prices can't persist without sky-high profit margins." More >

How Gold and Silver Act as Safe Havens in Today's Troubled World
Source: The Market Oracle, Jeff Lewis  (9/25/12)
"Physical gold and silver investments can take up a core position in an investment portfolio because they offer an easy way to have some wealth stashed out of dollar-denominated assets." More >

An In-Depth Analysis of Trading Gold Relative to US Real Interest Rates
Source: Bob Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (9/24/12)
"Lower real rates could imply higher inflationary expectations in the future, therefore gold is bought as a hedge against this possible inflation." More >

Speculators Continue to Buy Precious Metals Futures, Options
Source: Kitco, Debbie Carlson  (9/24/12)
"For the week ended Sept. 18, speculators in the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's weekly commitment of traders report saw their net-long positions in precious metals rise in both the legacy and disaggregated reports." More >

A Catalyst, a Correction and the Real 'Next Leg-Up' for Gold
Source: Geoff Candy, Mineweb  (9/24/12)
"Over the longer term, the fact that real interest rates are likely to remain negative for an extended period bodes well for gold, especially given the inflation concerns that come with QE3." More >

Investor Gold Buying to Resume, Fed Doubling Its Balance Sheet Again
Source: Chris Vermeulen, The Gold and Oil Guy  (9/24/12)
"A leading precious metals consultancy, Thomson Reuters GFMS, has forecast that investors will buy record amounts of gold in the remainder of 2012." More >

Creating Currency Is a Blank Check for Miners: Leonard Melman
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (9/24/12)
Worldwide monetary creation today has implications for the watchful investor in gold and silver. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Leonard Melman, publisher and editor of The Melman Report, explains why, and shows who will be well positioned to benefit from current economic stimulus strategies. More >

Drill Baby Drill—the Secret to Prospect Generation: Duane and Morgan Poliquin
Source: Sally Lowder of The Gold Report   (9/21/12)
Prospect generators Duane and Morgan Poliquin of Almaden Minerals Ltd. have a business model that works: Find a prospect. Drill early and cheaply. Attract partners to help pay for development through investments, options or joint ventures. Rinse and repeat. Read the details in this exclusive Gold Report interview. More >

Platinum Output Disruption: It Ain't Over Yet
Source: Lawrence Williams, Mineweb  (9/21/12)
"The platinum mining sector will now almost certainly remain the hotbed for the inter-union struggle and increased workforce instability." More >

All Signs Now Point to Gold
Source: Frank Holmes, Money Morning  (9/21/12)
"Rising money supply, declining purchasing power and annual deficits are giving the all-clear to include gold in your portfolio." More >

Survey Participants Look for Higher Gold Prices Next Week
Source: Kitco, Debbie Carlson  (9/21/12)
"The big move in gold prices this week after the bond-buying announcement by the ECB and hopes for more stimulus from the Fed next week has most participants in the weekly Kitco News Gold Survey suggesting values for the yellow metal could rise again." More >

Why the 'Golden Cross' Is a Big Deal
Source: Diane Alter, Money Morning  (9/21/12)
"Investing in gold and silver already offered staggering profit potential, and the opportunities just got even brighter. Gold this week reached a 'golden cross' and silver is perched to traverse one in a matter a days, following successive weeks of bullish trends in both precious metals' markets." More >

Gold-Silver Ratio Declining As US Dollar Collapses
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (9/21/12)
"Silver has been outperforming gold over the past 10 weeks as investors are hoarding poor man's gold to hedge against worldwide quantitative easing." More >

Gold Miner ETFs Outperforming Gold at Last
Source: NASDAQ, Ana Kostioukova  (9/20/12)
"The price of gold versus gold equity has been artificially high over the past few quarters and is now leveling back to a more 'normal' ratio." More >

Can Dividends Cure Gold Equity Hangovers?: David Christensen
Source: Sally Lowder of The Gold Report   (9/19/12)
A market hangover may be causing suffering among gold mining equities, but some cash-rich companies still beguile investors with record-breaking dividends. Dividend distributions are up by about one-third year-over-year from many major mining companies, according to David Christensen, chief executive and president of ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited. The Gold Report spoke with Christensen at the Denver Gold Forum in this exclusive interview. More >

John Mauldin's Prescription for Avoiding Economic Catastrophe
Source: Karen Roche of The Gold Report   (9/19/12)
Best-selling author John Mauldin of Mauldin Economics says the EU is only left with choices that range from bad to disastrous. Meanwhile, Republicans and Democrats will have to hold hands and walk off the cliff together to solve U.S. economic problems. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Mauldin expands on his comments at the Casey Conference, "Navigating the Politicized Economy." Read more about the consequences of those choices and necessary compromises—and how he would reform the U.S. tax code. More >

Investing in Gold After QE3
Source: Deborah Baratz, Money Morning  (9/19/12)
"Investors should get used to pricier gold. While some dips could appear due to occasional profit-taking, its long-term bull run continues." More >

Project Funding in the Mining Sector
Source: Vin Maru, TDV Golden Trader  (9/19/12)
"We are now seeing investment funding and credit becoming available to mining companies from the private sector." More >

The Fed's Balance Sheet Puts Gold and Silver on the Warpath
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (9/19/12)
"The central bank's third attempt to print prosperity has spurred a new round of balance sheet analysis and gold price targets." More >