Iran Sees No Effect on Oil Production from EU Embargo
Source: Aresu Eqbali, Platts  (2/1/12)
"Iranian oil minister Rostam Ghasemi said EU countries would not find it easy to secure alternatives to the crude they currently buy from Iran." More >

Are You Ready for Some Super Bowl Inflation?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (2/1/12)
"In a post flash-crash and MF Global-bankruptcy world, investor confidence is shifting toward preserving wealth with hard assets." More >

Gold Doesn't Care!
Source: Guiseppi Borelli, The Unpunctured Cycle  (2/1/12)
"Gold will move to the front of the line and take its rightful place as the one and only real money." More >

WTO Ruling on China's Raw Materials Exports May Not Ease REE Constraints
Source: Dorothy Kosich, Mineweb  (2/1/12)
"Despite the WTO's successful challenge of Chinese export restrictions on raw materials, the European Commission and the U.S. probably won't make much headway on China's REE domestic production restrictions." More >

Rare Earth Metals—Not Your Father's Mining Biz: Byron King
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Critical Metals Report  (1/31/12)
The non-Chinese rare earth metals sector is not dying, insists Byron King, editor of Outstanding Investments and Energy & Scarcity Investor. However, a rare earth miner's path to success significantly differs from the precious metals game. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, King explains what makes this market distinct for producers and investors alike and offers winning strategies for both camps. More >

Triple-Digit Oil Investing and a Natural Gas Price Rebound: Bill Powers
Source: George S. Mack of The Energy Report  (1/31/12)
Powers Energy Investor Editor Bill Powers doesn't shy away from microcaps; he embraces them. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, he explains why triple-digit oil is here to stay and how the best-positioned companies will be sitting pretty when natural gas prices rise—as will investors who time the rebound right. More >

Hepatitis C and Orphan Diseases Driving Big Biotech Potential: Geoff Meacham
Source: George S. Mack of The Life Sciences Report   (1/31/12)
It may seem counterintuitive that rare diseases might actually be biotech growth drivers, but Senior Analyst and Managing Director Geoff Meacham of JPMorgan Chase makes just that case. In this exclusive interview with The Life Sciences Report, Meacham lays out his premise that hepatitis C and orphan disease drugs can cure the woes of growth-starved investors. More >

Fed Action Will Decide Next Major Move for Gold
Source: Sam Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (1/31/12)
"Economic strife in Europe is the biggest deciding factor for gold prices this coming year due to the impact it will have on global monetary policy." More >

MLPs Finish January Positive, But Stocks Winning
Source: Hinds Howard, MLP HINDSight  (1/31/12)
"This year marks the 5th January out of 17 that MLP Index has under-performed the S&P 500 for January. This is more a virtue of the MLP Index usually outperforming." More >

Underpriced Precious Metals Juniors Due to Move in 2012: Matthew Zylstra
Source: Zig Lambo of The Gold Report  (1/30/12)
After a tough year in 2011, there is definitely a good selection of underpriced junior resource stocks available for astute investors to focus on before the rest of the herd finally wakes up and smells the gold. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Matthew Zylstra, mining analyst at Northern Securities, reviews the gold, silver and PGM markets and tells us why he believes that better times are ahead for junior miners in 2012 and which ones he particularly likes at current price levels. More >

Beijing Shoppers Snatching Up Gold
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (1/30/12)
"During last week's Lunar New Year holiday, China saw a 'gold rush,' with consumers spending more on gold than during the 2011 festival." More >

Junior Gold Stocks Rebound from Lows
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold   (1/30/12)
"Mining companies that grow their business and add value could perform fantastically thanks to a likely increase in the valuation of the sector." More >

Silver: Epic Reversal
Source: Willem Weytjens, Profitimes  (1/30/12)
"If silver blasts through $40/oz, it's probably on its way to the all-time high. In that case, the next big move would be to the upside, with potential for $70/oz targets and triple-digit silver prices." More >

Junior Gold Stocks Rebound from Lows
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold   (1/30/12)
"Mining companies that grow their businesses and add value could perform fantastically thanks to a likely increase in the valuation of the sector." More >

Why Pipeline Politics in Central Asia Are a Boon for U.S. Investors
Source: Kent Moors, Money Morning  (1/30/12)
"Recent moves by Russia, Iran and especially China have just improved U.S.-based energy prospects. That's why I'm going to focus on one country many people haven't heard much about: Turkmenistan." More >

Warren Buffett's Renewable Energy Investment
Source: Jeff Siegel, Energy & Capital  (1/30/12)
"With concerns over the likelihood of higher gas prices this summer, the bill and its sponsors propose the creation of a 'Reasonable Profits Board' that would control the profits of oil and gas companies." More >

Congress' Next Bad Idea Would Destroy the Shale Boom
Source: James Baldwin, Money Morning  (1/30/12)
"Last week, six members of Congress, led by Rep. Dennis Kucinich, introduced the 'Gas Price Spike Act.' With concerns over the likelihood of higher gas prices this summer, the bill and its sponsors propose the creation of a 'Reasonable Profits Board' that would control the profits of oil and gas companies." More >

Copper Continues to Confound the Commodities Crowd
Source: Mickey Fulp, Mercenary Geologist  (1/30/12)
"In the long run, we will continue to use more copper worldwide every year than we are discovering in new deposits and developing into new mines. Therefore, I remain a long-term secular bull for copper, as the citizens of emerging market countries demand the electricity, modern-day transportation and myriad of consumer goods and conveniences that we view as necessities in the developed world." More >

Is 2012 the Year of the Golden Dragon?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (1/30/12)
"More Chinese customers are purchasing gold as a way to give a gift that will also offer protection from inflation and preserve wealth." More >

Why Gold Is Shining Bright and What the Fed Is Doing
Source: Chris Vermeulen, The Gold and Oil Guy  (1/30/12)
"If central banks around the world continue to print money, there are only a few places to hide. Precious metals and other commodities like oil will vastly outperform stocks in the long run if the dollar continues to slide." More >

Gold Stocks To Rally Like During The Great Depression
Source: Hubert Moolman  (1/29/12)
"It appears that we have conditions that are ideal for gold stocks to finally take the lead in this bull market." More >

Arguing with the Market
Source: Toby Connor, Gold Scents  (1/29/12)
"If Bernanke can break the dollar rally and get the dollar moving south again there is no way we are going to experience a deflationary bear market this year." More >

The Long-Term Bull Market E Wave Count
Source: David Banister, The Market Trend Forecast  (1/29/12)
"My instincts still tell me that the S&P 500 lows of 1,074 may have been primary wave 4, and we are in primary wave 5 up now." More >

Is It Time to Get into Gold Junior Mining Plays?: Philip Ker
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (1/27/12)
Philip Ker, a mining analyst for Canada-based Union Securities Ltd., says while current market conditions are affecting the junior mining space, they are also helping investors to identify low-risk opportunities and projects that may provide future value growth. In this exclusive interview for The Gold Report, Ker discusses how the industry will need to continue to see positive news, especially from senior and midtier producers, which should trickle down to the juniors. More >

Gold Has Foundation to Build Next Move Higher
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (1/27/12)
"Wholesale market gold prices were headed for their biggest one-week rise since the start of December in London Friday, climbing back through $1,720/oz, a weekly gain of over 3%." More >