Precious Metal ETFs Slump on Bernanke Testimony
Source: Eric Dutram, Zacks Investment Research  (2/29/12)
"In this latest round of comments to the House Financial Services Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke seemed to suggest that recent trends in the unemployment rate were positive for the economy and that more stimulus might not be necessary at this time." More >

Bernanke's Attempt to Stem the Rising Tide of Gold and Silver
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (2/29/12)
"We can be told that stimulus is passe but the reality is it will continue to be done before our very eyes." More >

Iran Embraces Gold as Real Money
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (2/29/12)
"Mahmoud Bahmani, the governor of Iran's central bank, said the country is ready to receive payment for oil supplies in gold without hesitation. Furthermore, Iran recently used to gold in order to import food, since other financial assets were frozen." More >

Is Gold Backwardation Now Permanent?
Source: Keith Weiner, Casey Research  (2/29/12)
"Backwardation is typically a signal of a shortage in a commodity. Anyone holding the commodity could make a risk-free profit by delivering it and getting it back later." More >

Small Cap Gold Stocks Successfully Retest 2010 Breakout
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (2/28/12)
"Gold companies are generating record profits and the price of gold is near its all-time high, yet leveraged small caps are trading near a low relative to gold." More >

Gold and Silver Stocks Poised to Recover in 2012: Charles Oliver and Jamie Horvat
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report  (2/27/12)
Opportunities abound across the spectrum of precious metal equities, which remain undervalued as bullion prices continue their upward trends. That's the word according to Charles Oliver and Jamie Horvat, both senior portfolio managers at Sprott Asset Management. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Oliver and Horvat express cautious optimism about the prospects for gold stocks in 2012. More >

Indian Gold ETF Investment Doubled Last Year; Set to Surge in 2012
Source: Shivom Seth, Mineweb  (2/27/12)
"Indian investors just cannot keep away from gold. If not in the physical form in terms of jewelry, gold biscuits or gold coins, small investors, corporate houses in India and small and medium enterprises have decided to go a stage further and invest in paper gold." More >

Forecasting Final Week of February for Precious Metals, Gold Stocks and the Dollar
Source: Chris Vermeulen, The Gold and Oil Guy  (2/27/12)
"Gold broke through a key resistance level and is slowly drifting back down to test the breakout level to see if it is support. If so, then gold should continue higher in the coming days." More >

Precious Metals Under Pressure as Investors and Traders Take Breather
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (2/27/12)
"Prices for buying gold dropped to $1,764/oz Monday morning London time, a 0.5% fall from Friday's close, while stocks, commodities and the euro all lost ground." More >

Investing In Silver: How to Buy Silver Coins and Bars
Source: Larry Spears, Money Morning  (2/27/12)
"Like gold, investing in silver is a great hedge against inflation and financial turmoil alike. It's why demand for silver is increasing at an astonishing rate." More >

Will Another Round of LTRO Send Gold and Silver Higher?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (2/27/12)
"If Wednesday's LTRO satisfies the market and sends the euro higher, gold and silver are also likely to climb higher." More >

The Financial System Is Sick: Are Precious Metals the Cure?
Source: Vin Maru, TDV Golden Trader  (2/27/12)
"History has show us over and over again that owning gold and silver is the best way of protecting yourself when currencies become devalued or inflated away to nothing." More >

Gold, Silver Juniors Should Shine in 2012: Mark Raguz
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (2/24/12)
After a tough 2011, Mark Raguz and his colleagues at Pinetree Capital are looking at the junior resource sector with renewed optimism. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, he names some of the plays that are fueling that sentiment, from gold names in Northern Ontario to silver names in Mexico. More >

Gold Stocks Nearing End of Wall-of-Worry Stage
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (2/24/12)
"Increased dividends will attract more mainstream investors who can achieve income, inflation protection and exposure to a bull market. However, the real gains will be in juniors who can grow their production or juniors that outline significant discoveries." More >

Silver and Gold Looking at Gains on Week
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (2/24/12)
"Heading into the weekend, gold bullion at lunchtime Friday looked set for a weekly gain of over 3%, with silver looking at a gain of over 6% on last Friday's close."

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Will Gold be Paulson's Next 'Greatest Trade Ever'?
Source: Peter Krauth, Money Morning  (2/24/12)
"As the demand for gold continues to climb, its scarcity will become a major factor. Those who want exposure to gold will look progressively toward gold stocks." More >

Will Gold Miners Finally Get Some Respect?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (2/24/12)
"Although miners have underperformed bullion, recent earnings may finally cause a shift in sentiment and share prices." More >

If Gold Could Talk
Source: Jeff Clark, Casey Research  (2/23/12)
"After what I've witnessed throughout history, and based on the current path your government leaders insist on pursuing, I suggest using me as your savings vehicle instead of putting dollars in a bank." More >

Poll Names New Brunswick Most Attractive Mining Jurisdiction
Source: Mining Weekly, Matthew Hill  (2/23/12)
"Of the 93 jurisdictions the Frasier Institute survey covered, Finland, Alberta, Wyoming, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Sweden, Nevada, Ireland and the Yukon all made it into the top 10." More >

Precious Metals Takeovers Push Share Prices: James West
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (2/22/12)
Even in an environment ripe for takeovers, finding and sticking with quality precious metals assets is the strategy that speaks loudest to James West, publisher of the Midas Letter. Read about his philosophical and practical switch from "trader" to "investor" and about which companies lead his list of favorites in this exclusive Gold Report interview. More >

Gold Profits from World Turmoil: Carlos Andres
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (2/22/12)
Volatile markets. Natural disasters. Geopolitical turmoil. Last year was definitely one for the record books, according to Carlos Andres, managing editor and publisher of the Frontier Research Report. With the world in turmoil, is there any upside for mining investors? Andres believes there is for investors courageous enough to look past the perceived risk and snap up battered, but fundamentally sound, junior mining stocks. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Andres talks about why historical data points to a breakout year for gold and perhaps gold shares. More >

Gold Steady After Yesterday's Big Rise
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (2/22/12)
"Gold prices held steady just off $1,760/oz during Wednesday morning trading in London, after a rally in Tuesday's U.S. session saw gold climb 1.3%." More >

Ben Graham's Curse on Gold
Source: David Galland, Casey Research  (2/22/12)
"In order to have sustained, long-term investment success, one must accept that an intelligent portfolio allocation needs to include not two but three broad categories of investment: stocks, bonds and gold, with the amounts allocated to each guided by relative valuation." More >

Do Central Banks Care More About the Dow or Gold?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (2/22/12)
"As paper assets continue to underperform, wise central banks and investors will protect themselves with precious metals, the time-tested method of preserving wealth." More >

Will the Greek Bailout Make Gold and Silver Rise or Fall?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (2/21/12)
"Gold will not replace currencies in the current monetary system, but it can and will support them." More >