Streetwise Articles
Cheap Money, Speculation & Hoarding
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault (3/6/11)
"Vigilant? Jean-Claude Trichet ain't no Charles Bronson. . ."
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Yesterday's Executive Order 6102 Invalid Today
Source: Richard (Rick) Mills, AheadOfTheHerd (3/6/11)
Is this con game on your radar screen?
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PDAC: Bull Market Signals Spate of Mining Deals
Source: Reuters, Euan Rocha (3/6/11)
"This year the world's biggest mining convention could turn into a bonanza for dealmakers."
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Pivotal Events: Signs of the Times
Source: Bob Hoye, Institutional Advisors, The Gold Report (3/4/11)
"Runaway speculation causes panics, and when mania erupts there is no way of curbing it."
Charles Oliver: Out of Africa, into Americas
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report (3/4/11)
Sprott Asset Management Senior Portfolio Manager Charles Oliver says the social unrest in the Middle East could lead to a premium for junior companies operating in North and South America. He's taken profits on companies with exposure to Africa and moved that cash into others with primary assets in the Americas. Charles discusses a basket full of those names in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report.
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Fed and ECB: A World Apart
Source: Axel Merk (3/4/11)
"The divergence between the Fed and ECB has long been in the making."
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2010 Gold Demand/Supply and Market Changes
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster (3/4/11)
"Food and energy inflation will continue to make gold attractive."
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Gold Treads Higher
Source: The Street, Alix Steel (3/4/11)
"U.S. jobs report and a double digit selloff Thursday boosts price."
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Chen Lin: Leverage Surging Oil Demand
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report (3/3/11)
Private investor Chen Lin is leveraging ever-increasing demand for oil via micro- and small-cap stocks. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Chen explains how he determines which companies have the potential to double, triple or even quadruple and shares some promising stocks he owns.
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Lithium Battery Recycling to Reach $2B by 2022?
Source: EV World (3/3/11)
"EV battery recycling to become a significant part of the value chain by 2016."
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Oil and Arab Unrest: The Price of Fear
Source: The Economist (3/3/11)
"Saudi Arabia is traders' chief worry but it's also the world's chief hope."
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Agreement Reached with Japanese on Clean Coal
Source: Leader-Post (3/3/11)
"The agreement sets the stage for future information exchanges and research projects."
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Oil Prices Slip Back on Reported "Peace Plan"
Source: BBC (3/3/11)
"Analysts are skeptical the plan will halt the rise in crude."
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Politics May Limit EPA on Natural Gas Rules
Source: New York Times, Ian Urbina (3/3/11)
"Congress has pressured the agency to keep the focus of the new study narrow."
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Gold, Silver, Oil, SP500 & USD Long-Term Trends
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy (3/3/11)
"After recent run in gold and silver, I expect a quick pullback before they go higher."
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More Record Prices in Gold, Silver and Oil Ahead
Source: James West, Midas Letter (3/3/11)
"The biggest financial collapse in history is still underway, and accelerating."
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Rumor: U.S. Mint Suspends Silver Eagle Sales
Source: Jason Hamlin, Gold Stock Bull (3/3/11)
"This move will likely send premiums on Silver Eagles soaring."
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Gold and Silver Breaking New Highs
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades (3/3/11)
"The million-dollar question: Stampede or showdown?"
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Warrants: An Investing Option That Gets No Respect
Source: Globe and Mail, Martin Mittelstaedt (3/3/11)
"Warrants are the Rodney Dangerfield of the stock market."
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Facts on China's Rare Earth Reserves
Source: International Business Times, Anil Das (3/3/11)
"Of the 124,000 tons of REE ore mined in 2009, China produced 120,000 tons."
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Perth Mint Introduces 1 oz. Pure Platinum Coin
Source: Commodity Online (3/3/11)
"The Australian Platypus coin is made from 99.95% pure platinum."
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Conflict Minerals Proposal Puts Gold Market at Risk
Source: Mineweb, Geoff Candy (3/3/11)
"The legislation will be 'pretty problematic' for the gold industry."
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Kenya, Congo to Probe Gold Smuggling Network
Source: Reuters (3/3/11)
"Congo provinces are subject to a mining ban aiming to weed out illegal activity."
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S.A. Court Ruling Opens Gate to Health Claims
Source: Mining MX (3/3/11)
"Mining industry vulnerable to individual claims, class-action lawsuits."
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Ethiopian Junior Gold Miners See Major Gains
Source: Mining Weekly, Njiraini Muchira (3/3/11)
"Production exceeded government expectations by 56%."
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