Are Sleeping Giants in Uranium and Rare Earths Awakening?
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (8/15/11)
"Gold Stock Trades has long been beating the drums for attention to be paid to the ongoing developments in nuclear and rare earth stocks. . .We anticipate opportunities." More >

Japanese REE Consumers Set Up Shop in China
Source: Reuters, Yuko Inoue and Julie Gordon  (8/15/11)
"Japanese manufacturers concerned about China's restrictive export quotas on essential rare earths may have found a way to resolve their supply concerns—relocate production to China." More >

Silver Market Update
Source: Clive Maund  (8/15/11)
"Silver is believed to be poised for a really strong upleg." More >

A Rare Earth Element Opportunity, With Something for Gold Bugs
Source: Seeking Alpha, Justin Dove  (8/14/11)
"While this is a very speculative stock, there are some good reasons to watch Rare Element Resources." More >

Louis James: Add Gold Stocks During Dip
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (8/12/11)
Even with the turmoil in today's markets, Louis James, chief metals and mining investment strategist at Casey Research and the senior editor of International Speculator, Casey Investment Alert and Conversations with Casey, says business really does go on. He stresses that even in the face of what he calls "truly economically suicidal behavior on the parts of world governments," he remains very bullish on precious metals. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, James discusses what we can expect for the rest of 2011 and 2012. More >

Dumb and Dumber
Source: David and Eric Coffin, HRA Dispatch  (8/12/11)
"As Europe were pouring oil on the waters, Washington was busy adding gasoline to the flames. All this drama is not making any markets happy other than those for gold and the Swiss Franc." More >

Gold: Not Just for Nutjobs
Source: Zoe Tustain, BullionVault  (8/12/11)
"Some assume only western speculators buy gold—either that or paranoid conspiracy theorists preparing for Armageddon. This couldn't be further from the truth." More >

What Does Gold's Jump Mean?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (8/12/11)
"This rise in the gold price has said so much more than simply, 'trading peak.'" More >

Gold Market Report
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (8/12/11)
"Stocks and commodities rallied after yesterday's decision by four European regulators to ban short selling." More >

Gold Rush Is a Boon for the Refinery Biz
Source: ABC, Ellen Tumposky  (8/12/11)
"Refiners, who buy scrap gold from dealers and private owners, are also seeing an upsurge in activity." More >

Too Much of a Good Thing Is Not a Good Thing
Source: David Galland, Casey Research  (8/12/11)
"While the blowup in China will wreak havoc in world markets, a bright side for gold investors is that the country's rising inflation should help keep the wind in the sails of monetary metal." More >

Rare Earth Prices Continue to Squeeze Upwards
Source: Citywire, James Phillipps  (8/12/11)
"Rare earth prices are expected to continue to rise over the next two years until new supply lines go live." More >

ETF to Watch: Rare Earths (REMX)
Source: ETF Database  (8/12/11)
"REMX has been severely beaten down by the market selloff in the past few days, but investors should look for REMX to trade sharply higher." More >

Investors to Chase Gold, Abandon Stocks in Next Few Years: Wang Tao
Source: Reuters  (8/11/11)
"Investors will abandon stocks and continue to chase gold over the next few years." More >

Gold to Rally Through 2012, S&P Says
Source: The Globe and Mail, Frank Byrt  (8/11/11)
"Standard & Poor's is recommending gold and gold miners as top investment picks." More >

Gold Rush in India Despite Record High Prices
Source: Moneycontrol  (8/11/11)
"Record high gold prices have not dented India's demand for the precious metal." More >

40 Years After Gold Standard, Bugs Crow
Source: Reuters, Jan Harvey  (8/11/11)
"Gold is back, for good." More >

Gold Shares Responding (Finally)?
Source: MarketWatch, Peter Brimelow  (8/11/11)
"Gold makes new highs, but will gold stocks follow?" More >

The Gold Rush Is On
Source: CNN Money, Annalyn Censky  (8/11/11)
"Fear is high and investors are fleeing to gold." More >

Gold Prices Poke Above Platinum
Source: Kitco, Allen Sykora  (8/11/11)
"Some analysts say this phenomenon could show up for a number of months, although gold had pared its earlier gain and platinum regained its normal upper hand, just barely." More >

Ireland's Rare Earth Potential "Seriously Overlooked"
Source: Mining Weekly, Esmarie Swanepoel  (8/11/11)
'In Ireland, licenses were usually granted quickly." More >

Gold's Acceleration Has Begun
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (8/10/11)
"The bullish trend accelerates, but so too does volatility. Gold and silver stocks are set up for a great year." More >

The 'Bear' Market in Currencies
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster   (8/10/11)
"You will hear that gold is rising to record highs. You will hear talk of it entering a 'bubble' again. This is entirely the wrong perspective!" More >

What Is Next for the S&P 500
Source: J.W. Jones, Options Trading Signals   (8/10/11)
"When the masses are fearful and the S&P 500 is this oversold, I want to be looking for opportunities to get long-risk assets." More >

Fed Under Pressure to Act as World Markets Swoon
Source: Reuters, Pedro da Costa and Mark Felsenthal  (8/10/11)
"The Fed took the unprecedented step of promising to keep interest rates near zero for two years, while considering further action." More >