Super Mario
Source: David Coffin and Eric Coffin, HRA Journal  (1/24/12)
"The euro discount is helping German exporters but didn't do the gold price any favors. Gold has seen a nice bounce in the past two weeks, aided by Iranian saber rattling." More >

Gold Traders Welcome Chinese New Year Celebrations
Source: Shivom Seth, Mineweb  (1/24/12)
"The week-long celebrations in China to usher in the Year of the Dragon are set to boost demand for gold, and traders say 2012 looks to be another good year for the metal." More >

Another Chance to Sell Common Stocks and Buy Precious Metals
Source: Jordan Roy Byrne, The Daily Gold  (1/24/12)
"Recently, we noted a potential major bottom in both the metals and the mining stocks. With common stocks nearing major resistance, it is no surprise that we are nearing a point where the secular bull trend is ripe for reemergence." More >

India to Buy Iranian Oil with Gold; China May Follow
Source: Jason Hamlin, GoldStockBull Investment Strategies  (1/24/12)
"India has reportedly agreed to pay Tehran in gold for the oil it buys, in a move aimed at avoiding U.S. sanctions that target countries that trade with Iran. China, the number one buyer of Iranian oil, may follow India's lead." More >

India to Buy Iranian Oil with Gold
Source: Jason Hamlin, GoldStockBull Investment Strategies  (1/24/12)
"This is only going to accelerate the decline of the dollar and its role as world reserve currency. It should also help boost the price of gold and further legitimize the movement to return to a gold standard." More >

Look for Gold Juniors with Theme-Changing Catalysts: Annie Zhang
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (1/23/12)
Annie Zhang, an analyst with Toronto-based investment bank Octagon Capital, is expecting some good stories to come out of Argentina and Canada this year. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, she targets several exploration and near-term producing companies with burgeoning results on the horizon. More >

What Does a Flattening Yield Curve Mean for Gold?
Source: Sam Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (1/23/12)
"The yield curve is an immensely useful economic indicator and hence can be used as one of the determinants of the gold price." More >

Gold Touches Six-Week High as Technicals Turning More Bullish
Source: Ben Traynor, Bullion Vault  (1/23/12)
"The U.S. dollar cost to buy gold hit a six-week high of $1,677/oz Monday morning in London, as stock markets, commodities and the euro all pushed higher and U.S. Treasury bond prices dipped." More >

It May Take a Dragon to Breathe Fire into Markets
Source: Frank Holmes, US Global Investors  (1/23/12)
"China's rapid growth has made a powerful case for commodities over the past several years. Once the country shifted from exporting to importing an energy commodity, there was no looking back." More >

Is Nuclear Power Safe Yet?
Source: David Gillie, ETF Daily News  (1/23/12)
"Companies that specialize in uranium mining are highly profitable and on the move, as not only are many new nuclear plants coming on line, but existing plants need regular renewal of this precious resource." More >

It May Take a Dragon to Breathe Fire into Markets
Source: Frank Holmes, US Global Investors  (1/23/12)
"China's rapid growth has made a powerful case for commodities over the past several years. Once the country shifted from exporting to importing a commodity, there was no looking back." More >

Solar Competes with Natural Gas
Source: Jeff Siegel, Energy & Capital  (1/23/12)
"There's no doubt that there's still plenty of money to be made in solar. You just have to know where to look, and of course, not get caught up in all the hype." More >

Gold Confiscation: A Reality? (Part III)
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (1/21/12)
"We would go so far as to say that all the world's central banks are very aware of the need to continue to use gold in the monetary system and, more pertinently, that that role is growing, much as they hate that prospect." More >

Week Thoughts: How Low Can Nat Gas Go?
Source: Hinds Howard, MLP HINDSight  (1/21/12)
"The more interesting question is: How long before it recovers? I'm betting it will be years at this point, and I'm not alone." More >

A Path to Gold and Copper Production: Kwong-Mun Achong Low
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (1/20/12)
Kwong-Mun Achong Low, an analyst with Northern Securities in Canada, thinks that copper and gold juniors are in for a better run this year. He's ferreted out the juniors with the most promising management and assets that are on a path to production—not to mention rising stock prices. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Achong Low discusses why copper may have a slight edge on gold in 2012 and what companies are the crown jewels of his coverage list. More >

Gold for the Week Down in Euros, Up in Dollars
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (1/20/12)
"'With physical demand providing little support, the dollar continues to largely dictate movements in gold.'" More >

Gold-Stock Upleg Cycles
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Intelligence  (1/20/12)
"Traders aren't very enthusiastic about the gold mining sector at the moment. But they sure would be if they understood the gold-stock upleg cycles." More >

Inflation Concerns Remain as Gold and Silver Climb Higher
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (1/20/12)
"A growing consensus of economists predicts that the Federal Reserve is likely to inject another $1T worth of easing to stimulate the economy. Such a move will provide yet another blow to the U.S. dollar and another catalyst for higher gold and silver prices." More >

QE3, $2,200 Gold, and the Trillion-Dollar Bazooka
Source: Peter Krauth, Money Morning  (1/20/12)
"According to SocGen, QE3 is headed our way this coming March, focused on mortgage-backed securities purchases on the order of $600B over six to eight months. They see U.S. equities, European equities, oil and especially gold benefiting from this new round of fiat money printing." More >

Safe Havens
Source: Guiseppe Borelli, The Unpunctured Cycle  (1/20/12)
"I believe the gold price bottom we saw in late December is of extreme importance as it represents the transition from the second phase of the bull market on into the third phase." More >

Driving Value for Pharma and Biotech Companies: Insights from Biotech Showcase 2012
Source: The Life Sciences Report Editors  (1/20/12)
The 2012 Biotech Showcase investor conference in San Francisco drew a record number of life science interests from all over the world. More >

Nuclear Energy Markets Tighten: Edward Sterck
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (1/19/12)
Demand for uranium is expected to continue growing as China spearheads the conversion of new energy production from coal to nuclear. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, BMO Capital Markets Analyst Edward Sterck brings us up to date on how investors can best play this market and which companies are most likely to pick up the supply-side slack. More >

Obama's Rejection of the Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Is Pure Politics
Source: David Zeiler, Money Morning  (1/19/12)
"Most experts believe the Keystone oil pipeline will eventually get built, but in the meantime, President Obama's decision gives both Republicans and Democrats raw material for 2012 campaign speeches." More >

Don't Frack Me Up
Source: Marin Katusa, Casey Research  (1/19/12)
"To many walking the planet, fracking has a seriously bad reputation. Thanks to hyperbole and misinformation, fracking opponents have convinced a lot of people that the operators who drill and then hydraulically fracture underground rock layers thumb their noses at and even hate the environment." More >

Derisking Gold Juniors, Step by Step: Rick Mills
Source: Sally Lowder of The Gold Report   (1/18/12)
If you're among the many who consider investing in the junior resource sector nothing more than a crapshoot, look into Ahead of the Herd Publisher Rick Mills' steps to derisk the inherently risky business of investing in junior resource companies. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Mills not only spells out the steps involved in the derisking process, but also cites specific examples of juniors he especially likes and discusses the features that put them ahead of the herd. More >