Streetwise Articles
Energy Stocks on Year-End Clearance Sale: Chen Lin
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report (12/1/11)
Attention Shoppers: There are some amazing values currently available at bargain prices in the energy department. That's pretty much what Chen Lin told us in this exclusive interview with The Energy Report. The current level of risk aversion by most investors has left the doors wide open for those who are willing to see real values and major potential in oil and gas producers.
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Why the World's Biggest Miners Like Potash
Source: Richard (Rick) Mills, AheadoftheHerd (12/1/11)
"The potash story is just starting. Unlike other resource plays, there is no cycle, demand is always going to be there and it is rising year-over-year, making potash an excellent play in what will be a long-term agricultural commodities bull market."
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Is a Parabolic Gold Blow-Off Long Overdue?
Source: Hubert Moolman (12/1/11)
"When this expansion of credit is exhausted, confidence fails in the stocks that it once inflated, causing a massive rush to gold."
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Gift-Wrapped Liquidity
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault (12/1/11)
"Central banks are preparing to step up their provision of currencies other than the dollar. This could be a sign that the ECB is about to take a more active role in the Eurozone crisis."
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Why the Feds' Latest Rescue Effort Is Doomed
Source: Keith Fitz-Gerald, Money Morning (12/1/11)
"World markets got a nice tailwind on news that the U.S. Federal Reserve is stepping into the fray, along with other central banks, to boost liquidity and support the global economy."
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Brian Ostroff: Junior Gold Equities Worthy of Praise
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report (11/30/11)
As the market sloshes around, gold is searching for its identity. It has played currency hedge and equity adeptly at different times this year. While other investors wade through the confusion, Brian Ostroff, managing director of Montreal-based Windermere Capital, is taking the opportunity to snatch up gold mining equities that have been quietly performing under the radar. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he contemplates why the market isn't rewarding junior gold equities worthy of praise.
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Why Politicians Are Good for Gold
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster (11/30/11)
"After a long and lengthening political debacle on both sides of the Atlantic, the developed world remains embedded in a crisis that the political systems are unable, or unwilling, to resolve."
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Ian McAvity: Is Greed Good for Gold?
Source: Karen Roche of The Gold Report (11/30/11)
Amid a chorus of gold mining pundits yelling for investors to snap up cheap gold equities is Ian McAvity, a 50-year veteran of the markets, telling investors to wait. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, McAvity, who produces Deliberations on World Markets, explains why historical cycles lead him to believe the market is in for some new lows and what that means for the gold price and the juniors seeking out that shiny metal.
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Gold Jumps after Central Banks Launch 'Prudent' Liquidity Measures
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault (11/30/11)
"As well as strengthening dollar liquidity provision, the central banks 'judge it prudent' to make arrangements to offer enhanced liquidity provision in other currencies."
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$200 Gold Equity Prices Predicted
Source: Jeff Clark, Big Gold (11/30/11)
"The odds are high that we'll see a mania of epic proportions in our industry. Truly life-changing gains will be reaped by those with the foresight, courage and cash to act before it arrives."
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A Crude Awakening
Source: Alasdair Macleod, Resource Investor (11/30/11)
"The combination of the most rapid global monetary expansion in peace-time history and soaring oil prices is an inflationary disaster in the making."
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Decoupling Rare-Earth Junior Mining
Source: Jack Lifton, Resource Investor (11/29/11)
"I have personally been involved with attempts to import both ore and scrap rare-earth permanent magnets into China for processing. Both projects were initiated by Chinese companies looking for supplies for the Chinese market. Both projects were denied licenses by the Chinese government."
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John Williams: Can Domestic Natural Gas Cut the Deficit?
Source: JT Long of The Energy Report (11/29/11)
The prospect of significant U.S. natural gas production may not be powerful enough to overcome the hot air coming from government quarters, but ShadowStats Editor John Williams identifies it as one bright spot in his otherwise dark outlook for the U.S. economy. As Williams tells The Energy Report in this exclusive interview, increased domestic shale production may not save the U.S. dollar from extinction but it just might have a major positive impact on the GDP, the trade deficit and employment.
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Where Would We Be Without Rules?
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault (11/29/11)
"Principles apply. . .Rules are there to give direction, especially in times of crisis."
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Where is Support for Gold and Silver Stocks?
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, CMT, The Daily Gold (11/29/11)
"Mining stocks are sitting pretty for savvy investors. . .we could be looking at a massive springboard into the next phase of the precious metals bull market."
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John Williams: Can Domestic Natural Gas Cut the Deficit?
Source: JT Long of The Energy Report (11/29/11)
The prospect of significant U.S. natural gas production may not be powerful enough to overcome the hot air coming from government quarters, but ShadowStats Editor John Williams identifies it as one bright spot in his otherwise dark outlook for the U.S. economy. As Williams tells The Energy Report in this exclusive interview, increased domestic shale production may not save the U.S. dollar from extinction but it just might have a major positive impact on the GDP, the trade deficit and employment.
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John Williams: Hyperinflation Warning, Preserve Value with Gold
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report (11/28/11)
Among the specters lurking in ShadowStats.com's Editor John Williams' gloomy outlook for the U.S. are the demise of the dollar, hyperinflation and the ongoing lack of political will to take sound corrective measures. Still, as he tells The Gold Report in this exclusive interview, investors have options. Williams contends that turning to gold, silver and strong foreign currencies would protect wealth and position savvy investors to take advantage of extraordinary opportunities likely to flow out of the turmoil ahead.
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Anthony Young: China, Molycorp and the Future of Rare Earths
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Critical Metals Report (11/28/11)
Despite the name, rare earth elements are actually quite plentiful in the earth's crust—it's the companies that are close to producing these critical metals outside of China that are truly rare. In this exclusive Critical Metals Report interview, Analyst Anthony Young of investment bank Dahlman Rose & Co. discusses how two of the most developed rare earth mining companies are affecting environmental standards, offtake agreements and acquisitions within the industry.
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Europe's Red Tape Blues
Source: David Coffin and Eric Coffin, HRA Advisories Journal (11/28/11)
"The high level of danger in the eurobond markets doesn't allow for democratic niceties right now, but the underlying issue is not going to go away. Austerity required to fix the problem will be long-lasting and in many cases severe."
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Will the Use of Gold as Collateral Push the Gold Price Down?
Source: Julian D.W. Phillips, Gold Forecaster (11/28/11)
"The arguments against any Eurozone constituent using gold as collateral currently are powerful. The move would smack of desperation and might even harm a country's ability to borrow, rather than help it."
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Gold Back Above $1,700
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault (11/28/11)
"The spot market gold price climbed to $1,718 an ounce Monday, a 2.1% gain on Friday's close, following news that leaders may be close to an agreement on the Eurozone rescue fund."
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Is This December Similar to 2007 & 2008 for Gold and Stocks?
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy (11/28/11)
"Last year we saw three major rallies that made it easy for anyone who bought into the trend to make money, if managed properly."
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John Williams: Hyperinflation Warning, Preserve Value with Gold
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report (11/28/11)
Among the specters lurking in ShadowStats.com's Editor John Williams' gloomy outlook for the U.S. are the demise of the dollar, hyperinflation and the ongoing lack of political will to take sound corrective measures. Still, as he tells The Gold Report in this exclusive interview, investors have options. Williams contends that turning to gold, silver and strong foreign currencies would protect wealth and position savvy investors to take advantage of extraordinary opportunities likely to flow out of the turmoil ahead.
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Clive Maund: Gold to Profit from Economic Uncertainty
Source: Special to The Gold Report (11/25/11)
The mountains of debt engulfing Western economies is likely to lead to hyperinflation according to Clive Maund, president of clivemaund.com. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Maund details the scenario he sees for collapse and reveals several gold stocks that could benefit.
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