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 >

Structural Change in Gold, Silver and Currency Markets
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster   (8/3/11)
"We have to face the stark reality that the currency system we now live under globally cannot provide a true measure of value."
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China Minmetals Calls for REE Production Suspension
Source: Reuters, David Stanway and Ruby Lian  (8/3/11)
"State-owned trader Minmetals has called on all firms in the REE sector to adhere to a national output quota by suspending production." More >

China Minmetals calls for rare earth production suspension
Source: Reuters, David Stanway and Ruby Lian  (8/3/11)
"State-owned trader Minmetals has called on all firms in the rare earth sector to adhere to a national output quota by suspending production starting from the beginning of August." More >

Field Notes: National Interest REE Projects Being Fast Tracked
Source: Jeb Handwerger, special to The Critical Metals Report   (8/2/11)
"What do you get when you put a professor, a fisherman and a creative Wall Street journalist together? Answer: science fiction, fishy stories and IPOs trying to sell the latest version of snake oil to unsuspecting investors." More >

Jon Hykawy: Offtake Agreements Rule REE Market
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Critical Metals Report  (8/2/11)
End-users are emerging as key players in the rare earth space. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Jon Hykawy, head of Global Research with Toronto-based Byron Capital, shares his views on where this trend is headed and what it means for REE producers who don't have offtake agreements in place. More >

SA Mining Unions End Strike but Reject Platinum Miner's Offer
Source: Mineweb, Lawrence Williams  (8/2/11)
"The wage increases are below union demand but higher than mining companies' original offer." More >

South Korea Buys Gold for First Time in 13 Years
Source: Wall Street Journal, Se Young Lee and In-Soo Nam  (8/2/11)
"South Korea moved away from the dollar and toward an investment class widely considered a safer bet during crises." More >

Senate Approves Debt Ceiling Increase Bill
Source: Market Watch, Steve Goldstein  (8/2/11)
"The Senate approved legislation that would increase the $14.3 trillion debt limit by up to $2.4 trillion." More >

Is the Debt Ceiling Raise Bullish for Gold?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (8/2/11)
"Even though critics of gold will quickly call an end to gold's run on a decline, investors should keep the big picture in mind." More >

Metals and Miners Show Impressive Strength in Weak Market
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (8/2/11)
"Our indicators set us firmly on the highway marked gold, silver and rare earths." More >

China Considers Tightening Rare-Earth Quotas
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Yajun Zhang  (8/2/11)
"China is considering tightening regulations on exports of rare-earth metals amid concerns that sharply higher global prices have led to a surge in smuggling." More >

Brent Cook: $1,600 Gold=Big Money for Mid-Caps
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (8/1/11)
Brent Cook, editor of the Exploration Insights newsletter, likes to spend his days winnowing out junior companies on the verge of making discoveries. But when he noticed a disconnect between the skyrocketing gold price and the low valuations of some larger mining companies, he jumped on it. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Cook details which types of miners will be the beneficiaries of this continuing trend. More >

Bayonets and Gold
Source: Richard (Rick) Mills, Ahead of the Herd  (8/1/11)
"Juniors, not majors, own the world's future mines, and they are the most adept at finding them."
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Uncertainty and Panic Selling Provide Major Opportunity!
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (8/1/11)
"If things play out as the charts indicate, we should have a nice bounce just around the corner." More >

Gold Market Report
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (8/1/11)
"Only a move back below $1,577 would shake this bullish outlook." More >

President Obama's Debt Deal More Fizz Than Bang
Source: Bob Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (8/1/11)
"Coming hard on the heels of this announcement, stock futures rose and U.S. Treasuries futures slipped lower as both gold and silver lost ground." More >

Gold Prices Take Debt Deal in Stride
Source: The Street, Alix Steel  (8/1/11)
"Gold prices dropped slightly as a bipartisan deal to raise the debt ceiling heads to Congress." More >

How the Debt-Ceiling Debacle Will Spark a Short-Term Drop in Gold Prices
Source: Peter Krauth, Money Morning  (8/1/11)
"Don't be surprised to see investors sell gold and use the proceeds to pile into U.S. Treasuries." More >

Libya Holding Huge Gold Reserves
Source: BBC, Andrew Walker  (8/1/11)
"IMF data shows Libyan gold reserves worth more than $6B at current prices." More >

Banner Year for Silver
Source: Proactive Investors Australia, Anthony David  (8/1/11)
"Silver prices are reflecting the reactions of investors who are concerned about U.S. and EU debt and QE3." More >