Speculative Buyers Mostly Return to Precious Metals
Source: Kitco, Debbie Carlson  (6/11/12)
"After cutting bullish exposure to New York precious metals futures and options markets in May, speculators have mostly returned to buy back precious metals, according to U.S. government data released Friday." More >

How to Invest Your Mother's Money
Source: Jeff Clark, Casey Research  (6/11/12)
"Risk is smaller with companies that expect to see large increases in production over the next few years. Why? Because even if gold flounders for a while, they will still grow into bigger companies." More >

Monday Precious Metals and Equity Prices Are Marked Up!
Source: Chris Vermeulen, The Gold and Oil Guy  (6/10/12)
"In recent months, I have been talking about how stocks, commodities and the dollar could rise together. While is sounds crazy, we just may start seeing that happen sooner rather than later." More >

Byron King: Companies Must Pay Dividends to Make Top-10 Gold List
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (6/8/12)
The world still needs gold and other natural resources, but we may need a new investment model to sustain them, says Byron King, writer and editor for Agora Financial's Outstanding Investments and Energy & Scarcity Investor newsletters and contributor to the Daily Resource Hunter. Despite ongoing market volatility, he names several midtier and small-cap gold equities for investors with a "reasonable" tolerance for risk. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, King also shares his perspective on the practical and political future of gold mining in South Africa. More >

Gold Falls Following 'Bernanke Curve Ball'
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (6/8/12)
"'Gold bulls were very disappointed by Bernanke's testimony yesterday,' says Lynette Tan, investment analyst at Phillip Futures in Singapore." More >

Strong-Dollar Fallacy
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Intelligence  (6/8/12)
"No commodity is more responsive to the U.S. dollar's fortunes than gold. The sharp dollar surge in May drove a full-blown capitulation in gold stocks and to a lesser extent in the metal itself. Capital is already returning after that rare selling-exhaustion event, laying the groundwork for a major new upleg." More >

IMF Eying Spain's Gold: Trader Rog
Source: Roger Wiegand, Trader Tracks  (6/8/12)
"Bernanke's plan will probably work for the shorter view, but his Achilles Heel, and he knows it, is a massive loss of confidence in the world's bond markets." More >

Gold and Silver Update: Looking Ahead
Source: Peter Degraaf  (6/7/12)
"Fundamentals are supporting the current bull market in the metals, as central banks are adding to the money supply at double-digit rates. The technical indicators, along with seasonal indicators, are pointing to a resumption of the bull market." More >

Is the Table Set for a Mania in Precious Metals?
Source: Jeff Clark, Casey Research  (6/7/12)
"A mania in gold and gold stocks is the likely result of the absolute balloon in government debt, deficit spending and money printing." More >

Gold's Second-Half Performance Dependent on QE
Source: Bob Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (6/7/12)
"We expect politicians and central bankers to turn to quantitative easing as their 'get out of jail' card and this will propel gold to the $2,000/oz level before the end of the year." More >

The End of Cheap Everything: Ron Hera
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (6/6/12)
For his money—and the portfolio he offers investors is also his own—Ron Hera, founder of Hera Research, wants uniquely good companies. In an exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Hera shares why he is bullish on gold, finds silver volatile but worth investment and encourages new investors to dig a little to find hidden possibilities. More >

Bear Channel Broken for Gold
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (6/6/12)
"U.S. dollar gold prices climbed to a one-month high at $1,640/oz ahead of Wednesday's U.S. session, a gain of more than 7% from May's low, while stocks, commodities and the euro also ticked higher and major government bond prices fell." More >

Adrian Day: Gold Liquidation Phase Winding Down
Source: Kitco, Allen Sykora  (6/6/12)
"Money Manager Adrian Day figures the liquidation phase in gold has about run its course and the metal may be about to get a boost from looser monetary policies around the world." More >

Gold Bugs Defy Bear-Market Threat with Soros Buying
Source: Bloomberg, Nicholas Larkin and Debarati Roy  (6/6/12)
"Billionaire George Soros bought more in the first quarter and hedge-fund manager John Paulson held on to the biggest stake in the SPDR Gold Trust, the largest exchange-traded product backed by bullion, Securities and Exchange Commission filings show." More >

On Jelly Donuts and Gold
Source: Eric Fry, The Daily Reckoning  (6/6/12)
"Gold is not merely a great thing to own amidst extreme circumstances. It can also be a great thing to own amidst merely marginal circumstances, for example, if you happen to be living during the tail end of one of the most powerful, world-dominating economic expansions in human history. . .rather than at the beginning of it." More >

Gold Standard, Gold Futures and Perception Management
Source: James West, The Midas Letter  (6/6/12)
"Gold is the buy for the long term. Gut-wrenching plunges in the price should be expected and ignored, except perhaps to buy more on such dips." More >

Gold: A Modest Proposal
Source: Paul Tustain, BullionVault  (6/6/12)
"For the time being, London remains the world center for professional bullion trading, thanks to its time-zone advantage and its unique infrastructure and expertise. Gold bullion turnover in the London market averages more than $240B per day." More >

Why I am Currently More Bullish Than Ever on Gold
Source: Jason Hamlin, Gold Stock Bull  (6/5/12)
"It can be incredibly difficult to go against the herd. The most successful investors muster the courage to buy when everyone else is selling and sell when everyone else is buying." More >

Have Gold, Silver and Mining Stocks Bottomed?
Source: Chris Vermeulen, The Oil and Gold Guy  (6/5/12)
"We are seeing the U.S. Dollar Index futures start to roll over, while gold and silver futures are trying to form bottoms and build consolidation bases. If this is a major top in the dollar, then gold, silver, and gold miners are on sale as we speak." More >

Fresh Blood: Juniors that Stand Out Among Recent IPOs
Source: Kip Keen, Mineweb  (6/5/12)
"Share price hardly serves as a litmus test to intriguing junior stories. And a few juniors stand out among the latest mineral exploration IPOs in terms of exploration and exploration teams behind them." More >

US Mint Coin Sales Rebound in May
Source: MarketWatch, Tatyana Shumsky  (6/5/12)
"The Mint sold 53,000 troy ounces of gold American Eagles coins in May, more than double the 20,000 troy ounces sold in April." More >

Intermarket Analysis Applied to Gold, Gold Stocks and Bonds
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (6/5/12)
"The precious metals complex has put in a bottom and an ensuing peak in bonds would not only confirm the bottom but would add fuel to the rebound." More >

Golden Days Ahead: Dave Kranzler
Source: Peter Byrne of The Gold Report  (6/4/12)
Savvy investors and central banks in Asia are accumulating physical gold, the most stable form of value. In an exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Dave Kranzler, founder of Golden Returns Capital, contrarian gold investor and newsletter writer, shares his investment outlook and explains what he looks for when investing in gold miners poised to profit from economic turbulence. More >

Royalty Firms Could Spur Junior Miner Deal Bonanza
Source: Reuters, Euan Rocha  (6/4/12)
"With the recent pullback in precious metal prices and slumping stock markets, royalty firms could be the saviors for small and mid-tier miners who are eager to grow but strapped for capital." More >

Hong Kong-China Gold Imports Hit Record
Source: Financial Times, Leslie Hook  (6/4/12)
"China's gold imports from Hong Kong, a proxy for overseas buying, set a record in November for the fifth consecutive month as demand from the world's largest gold consumer continued to defy expectations." More >