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." More >

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. More >

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. More >

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. More >

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." More >

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." More >

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." More >

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." More >

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. More >

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. More >

Poor Communication, Fed Style
Source: Ben Traynor  (11/25/11)
"One gets the sense that the Fed now hopes to raise inflationary expectations and thus stimulate economic activity by merely hinting that QE3 will happen, in the hope of never having to actually do it." More >

Gold Falls on Black Friday
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (11/25/11)
U.S. dollar gold prices looked set for a second weekly drop in a row Friday while stocks, commodities and government bond prices also lost ground as Belgium became the latest country to be sucked into the European sovereign bond crisis. More >

Is Gold Going to Fall to $1,500?
Source: Julian D.W. Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (11/25/11)
"The investment climate is very wintery from the bottom of the financial structures right up to the markets themselves." More >

Stock Market Report: It's a Turkey
Source: Giuseppe Borrelli, The Unpunctured Cycle  (11/24/11)
"The markets haven't changed all that much this past month, but the potential for a significant decline is increasing with each passing day." More >

Jordan Roy-Byrne: Gold Stocks Due for a Breakout Soon
Source: Special to The Gold Report  (11/23/11)
Gold stocks may have been underperforming investor expectations for many months, but that could be changing very soon. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Jordan Roy-Byrne, CMT, explains how he uses relative strength analysis to pick winners for the readers of The Daily Gold Newsletter. His technical work points to a turnaround in precious metals stock prices in the coming months, leading to a huge market top near the end of the decade. In the meantime, investors can feast on some of his favorite recommendations, which he describes in detail. More >

Is Gold Still the Answer for Investors?
Source: Bud Conrad, Casey Research  (11/23/11)
"There is no reason to fear gold pullbacks and every reason to expect even more positive returns in the gold mining stocks that are still catching up to the rapid gold rise." More >

China Changing the Global Gold Market
Source: Larry Spears, Money Morning  (11/23/11)
"There's another effect of this push for gold ownership: it's dislodging the dollar as the world's main reserve currency." More >

Headline Risk Surrounds Gold & S&P 500
Source: J.W. Jones, Resource Investor  (11/23/11)
"Uncertainty surrounds the commodities market as the collapse of MF Global has interrupted traditional capital flows and broad based volume around the world." More >

Time for U.S. to Focus on Mining
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (11/23/11)
"Never have so many road blocks been thrown into the paths of uranium and rare earths. Sooner or later the realization must dawn on our leaders that these sectors represent true wealth and the most profitable places to invest stimulus funds." More >

Gold Slides in Choppy Conditions
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (11/23/11)
"Negative sentiment surrounding the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis and concerns that some economies are heading for a 'double-dip' recession continues to lift market uncertainty and consequent choppy conditions." More >

Gareth Hatch: Navigating the Rare Earth Metals Landscape
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Critical Metals Report  (11/22/11)
Gareth Hatch, co-founder of Technology Metals Research LLC, gives us the lay of the land in the rare earth sector. Many variables are shaping this developing market, and from calculating global demand to anticipating individual project costs, data makes the difference in determining viable investments. Gareth Hatch gets down to the nitty gritty in this Critical Metals exclusive, and comes up with some promising projects in the works. More >

New Greek Drachma Would Be Doomed
Source: Axel Merk, Merk Funds  (11/22/11)
"Introducing a new currency in a debt-laden country that has been unable to eliminate its primary deficit may be doomed for failure, but since when has bad policy stopped politicians from trying to implement it?" More >

Top-Rated Energy Investing Advice Revisited
Source: The Editors, The Energy Report  (11/22/11)
'Tis the season to count our blessings. At The Energy Report, we are grateful for all the distinguished experts who share their sage advice on the oil, gas, MLP, uranium and alternative energy investing sector day in and day out. To thank you, our dedicated readers, we are sharing some of the most-read insights published here in the last year. We appreciate your support and look forward to navigating the ups and downs of the energy market together in the coming years. More >

When Flat Feels Great
Source: Hinds Howard, MLP HINDSight  (11/22/11)
"MLPs shook off the largest equity issuance week of all time last week and managed to finish 0.8% higher." More >

Three Doomsday Scenarios: What Happens if the Eurozone Breaks Up?
Source: Martin Hutchinson, Global Investing Strategist, Money Morning  (11/22/11)
"At the end of the day there are no easy answers on this one. The best you can do is to find markets with little economic connection to Europe—and even that's not easy." More >