Streetwise Gold Articles
Nevada: The Next American Gold Rush
Source: Visual Capitalist (10/1/12)
"Gold is now what's drawing miners to the Silver State."
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Last Call for Cheap Gold
Source: Brittany Stepniak, Wealth Daily (9/30/12)
"While the investment climate remains challenged in South Africa due to concerns for future political stability, gold investors with physical coins and bullion are guaranteed to see some enormous returns in the aftermath of the strikes."
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Gold Stocks or Apple: Which Holds a Place in Your Portfolio?
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors (9/28/12)
"Would you choose gold because of the macroeconomic factors supporting the rise of the precious metal or do you put your money on Apple because of its overwhelming popularity?"
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John Stephenson's Predictions for Avoiding an Economic Crash
Source: Zig Lambo of The Gold Report (9/28/12)
While the markets have been on edge for the past year or so and have left most investors bewildered as to what to do next, portfolio manager and author John Stephenson thinks that the course is set for higher gold prices. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Stephenson explains why he thinks we will avoid a worldwide economic crash and how the continuing QEs and foreign government bailouts will push more investors into the gold and mining share markets as gold moves above $2,000/ounce. He also talks about some of his favorite gold mining names that should be good vehicles to profit from this move.
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The Intermarket Explanation for Coming Gold Bubble
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold (9/28/12)
"While some of the newly created money and debt will find its way into gold, the biggest inflows into gold will come from other markets and particularly bonds."
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Gold in Euros Sets New High as Crisis Escalates
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault (9/28/12)
"Gold prices hovered near seven-month highs, above $1,780/oz, for most of Friday morning's London trading, while stocks failed to hold early gains after analysts interpreted Spain's budget as 'laying the groundwork' for a formal bailout."
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Gold Prices Heading for $2,000/oz This Year
Source: Bob Kirtley, SK Options Trading (9/28/12)
"The stage is now set for gold prices to gain some traction and challenge its all-time high."
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Three Top Resource Stock Picks from Geologist Brent Cook
Source: The Globe and Mail (9/28/12)
"A global rush toward currency debasement suggests precious metal prices are more likely to rise than fall over the foreseeable future. Cook highlights three top picks, including Lydian International."
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South African Mine Strikes to Have Limited Impact on Gold Prices
Source: Kitco News, Alex Létourneau (9/27/12)
"Gold prices are likely to receive only limited support from the labor unrest in South Africa, as the yellow metal's price is being underpinned by other factors, metals analysts said Thursday."
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Steve Cochrane Finds Value in Far-Flung Locales
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report (9/26/12)
There's a point in a country's emergence where the perceived risk by investors doesn't correspond with the real risk, says Steve Cochrane, an investment adviser with Macquarie Private Wealth Inc. When that divergence occurs, it's the best opportunity to invest. Cochrane sees such a divergence right now in Cambodia, a land with vast untapped resources. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he talks about how investors can profit from Cambodia's entrance onto the world economic stage, as well as promising companies in far-flung locales.
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How Gold Has Measured Currency Performance Since 1971, When It Became a 'Barbarous Relic'
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster (9/26/12)
"Currency market changes leave room for gold and silver to act as that measure of value, as currencies fall against them."
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Advice from Bank Analysts: Buy the Dips in Gold and Silver
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault (9/26/12)
"Gold dipped beneath $1,760/oz for the third time this week in London on Wednesday morning, gaining against the euro and sterling as those currencies fell faster and rising back towards last week's new all-time high versus the Swiss franc."
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Investors Add Nearly $3B to Gold ETFs in September
Source: ETF Trends, John Spence (9/25/12)
"SPDR Gold Shares has seen net inflows of $2.1B in September, while iShares Gold Trust has gathered $615M, according to ETF flow data from IndexUniverse."
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Citi Raises Gold Price Forecasts for 2012–13
Source: Reuters, Naveen Arul (9/25/12)
"The bank increased its 2012 price forecasts for gold, silver and platinum by about 2%, 5% and 1.5%, respectively, while it cut its earlier forecast for palladium prices by about 1.7%."
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Two Key Rules for Avoiding Stock Bubbles
Source: Dan Steinhart, Casey Research (9/25/12)
"Sky-high stock prices can't persist without sky-high profit margins."
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How Gold and Silver Act as Safe Havens in Today's Troubled World
Source: The Market Oracle, Jeff Lewis (9/25/12)
"Physical gold and silver investments can take up a core position in an investment portfolio because they offer an easy way to have some wealth stashed out of dollar-denominated assets."
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An In-Depth Analysis of Trading Gold Relative to US Real Interest Rates
Source: Bob Kirtley, SK Options Trading (9/24/12)
"Lower real rates could imply higher inflationary expectations in the future, therefore gold is bought as a hedge against this possible inflation."
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Speculators Continue to Buy Precious Metals Futures, Options
Source: Kitco, Debbie Carlson (9/24/12)
"For the week ended Sept. 18, speculators in the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's weekly commitment of traders report saw their net-long positions in precious metals rise in both the legacy and disaggregated reports."
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A Catalyst, a Correction and the Real 'Next Leg-Up' for Gold
Source: Geoff Candy, Mineweb (9/24/12)
"Over the longer term, the fact that real interest rates are likely to remain negative for an extended period bodes well for gold, especially given the inflation concerns that come with QE3."
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Investor Gold Buying to Resume, Fed Doubling Its Balance Sheet Again
Source: Chris Vermeulen, The Gold and Oil Guy (9/24/12)
"A leading precious metals consultancy, Thomson Reuters GFMS, has forecast that investors will buy record amounts of gold in the remainder of 2012."
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Creating Currency Is a Blank Check for Miners: Leonard Melman
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report (9/24/12)
Worldwide monetary creation today has implications for the watchful investor in gold and silver. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Leonard Melman, publisher and editor of The Melman Report, explains why, and shows who will be well positioned to benefit from current economic stimulus strategies.
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Drill Baby Drill—the Secret to Prospect Generation: Duane and Morgan Poliquin
Source: Sally Lowder of The Gold Report (9/21/12)
Prospect generators Duane and Morgan Poliquin of Almaden Minerals Ltd. have a business model that works: Find a prospect. Drill early and cheaply. Attract partners to help pay for development through investments, options or joint ventures. Rinse and repeat. Read the details in this exclusive Gold Report interview.
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Platinum Output Disruption: It Ain't Over Yet
Source: Lawrence Williams, Mineweb (9/21/12)
"The platinum mining sector will now almost certainly remain the hotbed for the inter-union struggle and increased workforce instability."
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All Signs Now Point to Gold
Source: Frank Holmes, Money Morning (9/21/12)
"Rising money supply, declining purchasing power and annual deficits are giving the all-clear to include gold in your portfolio."
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Survey Participants Look for Higher Gold Prices Next Week
Source: Kitco, Debbie Carlson (9/21/12)
"The big move in gold prices this week after the bond-buying announcement by the ECB and hopes for more stimulus from the Fed next week has most participants in the weekly Kitco News Gold Survey suggesting values for the yellow metal could rise again."
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