Emerging World Buys Billions in Gold as West Wobbles
Source: The Namibian, Amanda Cooper  (8/5/11)
"Emerging market central banks have bought 180 tons of gold in 2011, more than double the 73 tons purchased by central banks globally in the whole of 2010." More >

Morgan Stanley Raises Gold and Silver Forecasts
Source: Professional Advisor, Heidi Lee  (8/5/11)
"Morgan Stanley has revised up its 2011 forecast for gold and silver prices by 8% and 15%, respectively." More >

Compromise, D.C.-Style
Source: Vedran Vuk, Casey Research  (8/5/11)
"Washington compromises have been and will continue to be the death knell of the U.S. economy, and particularly the free market." More >

Nebraskan Village Hides World's Largest REE Mineral Deposits
Source: geek.com, Matthew Humphries  (8/5/11)
"Initial discovery drilling has returned positive results for a rich vein of niobium, used in steel production, superalloys, and superconducting magnets to name a few uses." More >

REE Discoveries Show Promise for Brain Cancer Treatment
Source: InvestorSport, T. Goodman  (8/5/11)
"Natural metals are proving very effective identifiers of diseased tissue and are even used as treatment carriers in nanotherapies." More >

China's REE Industry Coming under Greater Environmental Scrutiny
Source: EcoSeed  (8/5/11)
"Local environmental departments will not approve evaluation reports for new projects by companies that cheat or do not pass the checks." More >

Rare Earths 2.0: Rise of the Heavies
Source: Resource Investor, Terence van der Hout  (8/5/11)
"The export prices of three HREEs have exploded since China's July quota announcement, whilst the LREEs have remained relatively static." More >

Quinn Kiley: MLPs Show Fundamental Strength in Uncertain Times
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report  (8/4/11)
As long as the investment environment remains "yield-starved and growth-challenged," MLPs will remain attractive, says Quinn Kiley, Fiduciary Asset Management's senior portfolio manager. In this exclusive Energy Report interview, Kiley shares his tips for finding the best apples in the NLG basket, where sector is just as important as size. More >

The EPA Proposes New Drilling Regulations
Source: Kent Moors, Money Morning  (8/4/11)
"This is one more aspect to watch in selecting the best moves to make in a sector that's rapidly shaking out." More >

Glow at the End of the Tunnel
Source: Elizabeth Manning, Casey Energy Opportunities   (8/4/11)
"Power generation is about balancing needs with impacts. Every major power source has drawbacks, but the developing world in particular needs more electricity. In that context, nuclear power is still a necessity." More >

Oil Traders Ask, 'What Glut?'
Source: Reuters, Joshua Schneyer  (8/4/11)
"Oil inventories in the Midwest and Cushing, Oklahoma, fell to their lowest this year. Midwest stocks are now lower than they were a year ago." More >

Potash Producers Reaping Record Profits
Source: Globe and Mail, Paul Waldie  (8/4/11)
"Stock markets may be shaky and North American economies sluggish, but one sector is showing no signs of slowing down—farm fertilizer." More >

Gold, Medicare and Foreigners' Money
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (8/4/11)
"Forty years ago this month the dollar lost its link to gold. The result was a growth in entitlement spending." More >

XGD Update: Very Promising
Source: Neil Charnock, GoldOz  (8/3/11)
"When long consolidations finally break to the upside, the move is usually explosive."
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James West: Time to Buy Battered Juniors
Source: The Gold Report  (8/3/11)
Move into gold and silver was the advice James West, founder of the Midas Letter Opportunity Fund, gave Midas Letter subscribers in June. He recommended moving from the junior stock market to 100% gold, silver and precious metals funds backed by bullion. For a while it looked like a bad call. But as markets tanked, gold and silver soared, and it turned out to be a smart strategy. Now might be a good time to sell the metals and get back into the juniors, he says. More >

Gold and the QE3 Ship: Are Both About to Sail?
Source: David Banister, Market Trend Forecast   (8/3/11)
"With the ISM manufacturing index turning down and the GDP report rolling over, a QE3 ship horn is likely to sound soon." More >

The 2011 Gold Season Is Just Around the Corner
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (8/3/11)
"While the Fear Trade governed gold's activity this week, the Love Trade should keep the market buoyant as festival season approaches." More >

Five Things You Need to Know About the Economy
Source: David Galland, Casey Research   (8/3/11)
"Anything tangible will help offset the coming inflation—gold and silver will likely do better than most." More >

Gold Accelerates; Equities Enter Cyclical Bear Market
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (8/3/11)
"We've said all along that before gold begins a bubble, equities must peak and begin a mild bear market. That is now happening." More >

Gold Market Report
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (8/3/11)
"Gold sets dollar, pound and euro records; 'growing risk' of Eurozone credit crunch." More >

Gold Prices Spike as Recession Worries Spread
Source: The Street, Alix Steel  (8/3/11)
"Gold prices were soaring as worries that governments won't be able to grow their way out of debt caused a rush into the safe-haven asset." More >

Gold ETFs Haul in $3.5B
Source: Reuters  (8/3/11)
"Investors who were nervous about the looming debt ceiling showdown poured $3.5B into ETFs that own gold last month." More >

NY Fracking Lawsuit Barred by Law, U.S. Says
Source: Bloomberg, Tiffany Kary  (8/3/11)
"The U.S. government will ask a judge to dismiss a New York lawsuit that seeks a fuller environmental review of natural-gas extraction." More >

S.A. Advancing Its Nuclear Energy
Source: Dow Jones, Devon Maylie  (8/3/11)
"South Africa will diversify its energy base to include nuclear energy and generation will be run by the state." More >

High Energy Prices Ensure Strong Q2 Results
Source: OilBarrel.com  (8/3/11)
"Results from oil majors showed a flurry of telephone-style profits and a sector in rude financial health despite some underlying anxiety." More >