Trading Oil's Trends
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (9/1/11)
"This week, the overall market is leaning towards lower prices. All bounces in the oil price should be considered shorting opportunities." More >

Oil Trades Near One-Month High
Source: Bloomberg, Mark Shenk  (9/1/11)
"U.S. manufacturing unexpectedly grew last month and jobless claims decreased, bolstering hopes for the world's biggest crude consumer." More >

USD on the Verge of Rally: Watch Out!
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (9/1/11)
"Although I see potential for another drop, I'm not willing to bet on lower prices. We could wake up any day to poor news that instantly sends gold higher." More >

Copper Expected To Be Range-Bound Or Higher Into Year-End
Source: Kitco News, Allen Sykora  (9/1/11)
"Analysts look for copper prices to be sideways to higher through 2011, supported by an ongoing supply deficit and an expected re-stocking phase in China." More >

Ganesh Idol insured at Rs 1835 Crore ($401M)
Source: Commodity Online  (9/1/11)
"The 17-foot Ganpati idol at the Gaud Saraswat Brahmin Mandal at King's Circle has a jaw-dropping 68 kilos of gold and 435 kilos of silver." More >

Buy Gold Before Fed Announces Further Easing: Expert
Source: NBC, Rajeshni Naidu-Ghelani  (9/1/11)
"Over the short term gold stocks might be a better investment opportunity than owning gold itself." More >

U.S. Mint Gold, Silver Coin Sales In August Are Most Since January
Source: Kitco News, Allen Sykora   (9/1/11)
"Total sales of American Eagle gold coins rose to 112,000 oz. in August, up 73.6% from July." More >

Rare Earths Heat Up with Crackdown
Source: Resource Investor  (9/1/11)
"China's goal is to consolidate all production into three state-owned giants. Authorities have been burning refineries, arresting offenders, and offering rewards for others." More >

Gold Wedding Bands Get Dumped for Tungsten
Source: CNN Money, Parija Kavilanz  (9/1/11)
"Skyrocketing gold prices have jewelers and cash-strapped couples clamoring for wedding bands made of less expensive metals." More >

China Firms to Pay $1.95B for Brazil Miner Stake
Source: AFP  (9/1/11)
"The deal comes as China snaps up key resources globally to secure stable supplies to keep its economy moving." More >

Colombia Miners Happy over Reform, Fret About Future
Source: Reuters, Jack Kimball  (9/1/11)
"The government of President Juan Manuel Santos plans to reform the mining sector—creating a new mining agency, consolidating oversight and strengthening institutions." More >

The Future of the European Union May Be Decided in Less than a Week
Source: Shah Gilani, Money Morning  (9/1/11)
"Are we coming to a point where integrated global economies, capital markets and cross-border debt obligations will necessitate sovereign nations losing control of their sovereign assets?" More >

Rodney Cooper: Bullish on Iron Ore and Copper
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (8/31/11)
Rodney Cooper, a senior mining analyst with Dundee Capital Markets in Toronto, has some rather bullish forecasts for iron ore and copper prices. But given the worldwide economic malaise and a slowdown for China's economic powerhouse, what's his rationale? Cooper talks about his predictions in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report. More >

Gold Stocks Coiled Again
Source: Neil Charnock, Gold Oz.  (8/31/11)
"Gold has roared an assertive 'here I am' as a wider group of investors realized the problems in the financial system were worse than they previously thought." More >

Gold "Dominated by Uncertainty" as "Reality Dawns" for Investors in Stocks
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (8/31/11)
"We expect QE3 to become an increasingly dominant issue for the markets as we enter September." More >

Le Deluge
Source: Fayyaz Alimohamed, Acamar Journal  (8/31/11)
"Every time the GPD has fallen over 2% year-over-year, it has led to a recession. We are currently down 1.5%." More >

Gold Surge Draws Prospectors, Thieves Worldwide
Source: Reuters, Natalia Konstantinovskaya and Tan Ee Lyn  (8/31/11)
"It has been called the saint-seducing metal, with good reason." More >

Fed Prepared Ground for Possible Easing
Source: Bloomberg, Jeannine Aversa and Scott Lanman  (8/31/11)
"Minutes of their closed-door meeting yesterday showed that members of the Federal Open Market Committee favored a 'more substantial move.'" More >

Gold Mine Backers Hail Romania President
Source: UPI  (8/31/11)
"Chronic waffling is turning into qualified support for the $1B Transylvania-based project." More >

Copper Climbs to Three-Week High
Source: Dow Jones, Tatyana Shumsky  (8/31/11)
"Copper futures are sweeping higher amid quiet trade as investors focus on better physical demand from China and concerns about supply." More >

Investors Return to Undervalued Mining Stocks
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (8/31/11)
"These are some of the fastest growing stocks in the market with increasing profits and margins." More >

How Much U.S. Shale Gas Is There, Really?
Source: MIT Technology Review, Mike Orcutt  (8/31/11)
"It appears there are more than enough recoverable resources in the Marcellus to meet foreseeable demand." More >

Natural Gas Marches On
Source: The Motley Fool, Adam J. Crawford  (8/31/11)
"An expanding natural gas refueling infrastructure coupled with the decreasing incremental cost to convert could jump-start the natural gas vehicle industry." More >

A New Kind of Hybrid: Solar and Geothermal Working Together in Nevada
Source: Smart Planet, Kirsten Korosec   (8/31/11)
"The hybrid geothermal-solar plant: a new spin on an old idea that could help utilities move away from coal and natural gas-power plants." More >

Potash Prices Could Beat $650/t by End 2012
Source: Mining Weekly, Matthew Hill  (8/31/11)
"As the supply-demand equation for potash continues to tighten, prices will continue to climb." More >