Uncertainty in the Arab Street and Rising Food Costs II
Source: David and Eric Coffin, HRA Advisories  (2/28/11)
Events in Arabia have been sending flutters through the market. More >

WGC Initiative Could See Indian Gold Sales Soar on Farming Incomes
Source: Mineweb, Shivom Seth  (2/28/11)
"Cash-heavy farmers are moving towards buying gold in small quantities." More >

Copper May Be the New Gold in 2011
Source: Financial Express, Tapan Mishra  (2/28/11)
"Studies suggest that copper will be in a 450K-ton deficit in 2011." More >

Bullish Gold Bets Rebound as Mideast Tensions Mount
Source: Bloomberg, Pham-Duy Nguyen  (2/28/11)
"Hedge funds boosted their bullish bets on gold to the highest since December." More >

Report Warns of High Energy Consumption in China
Source: Xinhua News  (2/28/11)
"China's energy consumption may equal 5.1B tons of coal if left uncontrolled." More >

Iraq's Biggest Oil Refinery Shut by Armed Attack
Source: BBC  (2/28/11)
"Key production facility severely damaged, officials hope for near-term partial restart." More >

Shale Gas in New Brunswick
Source: Gas Investing News, Dave Brown  (2/28/11)
"Shale gas-related industrial development may considerably benefits the region's economy." More >

A New World Order
Source: Joel Hanley, The Barrel  (2/28/11)
"History is being made with Asia's rise in the oil markets." More >

Gold Market Update
Source: Clive Maund  (2/27/11)
"Gold's 50-day moving average is starting to turn up." More >

Silver Market Update
Source: Clive Maund  (2/27/11)
"Silver could break above the restraining trendline." More >

Wayne Atwell: Mideast Mayhem to Drive Gold Higher
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (2/25/11)
As Casimir Capital Managing Director Wayne Atwell sees it, further political unrest in the Middle East could push gold higher while inflation risk and sovereign debt issues in Europe are longer-term price catalysts. Wayne also shares a few up-and-coming gold juniors that Casimir covers in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report. More >

Mining Employees Charged with Gold Theft
Source: ABC  (2/25/11)
"Employees will face court for allegedly stealing $1M in gold." More >

ETF Securities Plans Physical Metal-Backed ETFs
Source: ETFdb, Eric Dutram  (2/25/11)
"Funds would offer exposure through use of warrants evidencing physical ownership." More >

Vietnam to Close Bullion Trading in Free Market
Source: Stoxplus  (2/25/11)
"The move signals further steps to control 2011 gold-trading." More >

Junior Correction
Source: Scott Wright, Zeal Research  (2/25/11)
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. . ." More >

Gold Ends Longest Rally in Six Months; Silver Dips
Source: Bloomberg, Pham-Duy Nguyen  (2/25/11)
"The metal's 14-day RSI topped 70, signaling a coming fall." More >

Why is the USD Falling in Gold & Currency Terms?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (2/25/11)
"In the last few days, a fairly new market perception has been creeping in." More >

VMS Deposits of the World
Source: Copper Investing News, Leia Michele Toovey   (2/24/11)
"Volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits are an important source of copper." More >

There Goes the First Sector
Source: Toby Connor, Gold Scents  (2/24/11)
"I think we'll see $5 gasoline when the USD collapses in late spring." More >

Marshall Adkins: Disparity Means Higher Oil Prices
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report  (2/24/11)
WTI oil is trading at a significant discount to Brent crude, but Raymond James Director of Energy Research Marshall Adkins argues that true energy demand will ultimately bring WTI in line with global oil prices. "It's just a matter of time," he says. Marshall reveals how equity investors can profit from oil service providers in this exclusive interview with The Energy Report. More >

Oil Prices Climb Again, Wall Street Sweet and Sour
Source: New York Times, Matthew Saltmarsh  (2/24/11)
"Clamor for sweet crude may push already rising U.S. prices up." More >

Russia May Profit as China Cuts REEs
Source: Expert magazine, Ivan Rubanov   (2/24/11)
"China's quotas spark hunt for REE alternatives, which Russia may have." More >

High Oil Hurts Silver
Source: Wall Street Pit, Gareth Soloway   (2/24/11)
"As oil continues trading around $100/bbl, silver has started to fade." More >

India Bullion Industry Demands PM Tax Cuts
Source: Commodity Online  (2/24/11)
"Gem and Jewelry Export Promotion Council calls for jewelry export tax exemptions." More >

Mideast Chaos: Look to Gold, Silver and Clean Energy
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (2/24/11)
"Spreading turmoil in Middle East could impact gold significantly." More >