18,000 New Nails in the Coffin
Source: Toby Connor, Gold Scents  (7/11/11)
"Bernanke will fight the bear tooth and nail. . ." More >

The Case for Future Prices in the SPX
Source: J.W. Jones, Optons Trading Signals  (7/11/11)
"Is this a small correction before new highs, or a return of the bear?" More >

The Life Cycle of Money
Source: Kirsty Hogg, FundsInGold  (7/11/11)
"As more and more citizens flock to gold and silver to protect their wealth, prices will soar." More >

Unemployment and Gold
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (7/11/11)
"Mining stock selloff offers best opportunity for long-term investors." More >

Gold Pops on Laundry List of Bad News
Source: The Street, Alix Steel  (7/11/11)
"Gold prices continued their 4% gain as a rush to safety hit markets." More >

How to Play $60 Silver
Source: ETF Daily News, George Maniere  (7/11/11)
"Only price discovery can alleviate a physical silver shortage." More >

Is Russia Selling Its Gold?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster   (7/11/11)
". . .if so, it is flying in the face of its central bank." More >

Boomtown Mongolia
Source: Financial Times, Leslie Hook  (7/11/11)
"With over $1,000B in probable mineral deposits, Mongolia's just starting to boom." More >

Swiss Parliament to Discuss Gold Franc
Source: MarketWatch, Agnese Smith  (7/11/11)
"The fringe initiative will likely trigger debate on gold's role." More >

China's Copper Demand Comeback
Source: Reuters, Fayen Wong  (7/11/11)
"China's copper imports snapped two months of decline in June." More >

REE Battle Ahead?
Source: Resource Investing News, Michael Montgomery  (7/11/11)
"Does a rare earth trade dispute loom?" More >

Historic Rare Earth Discovery
Source: Wealth Daily, Ian Cooper  (7/11/11)
"Only, it's 20,000 feet under the sea." More >

Resort Developers Turn Titanium Explorers
Source: Vietnamnet Bridge  (7/11/11)
"Vietnam developers have been mining titanium at sites for over a year." More >

Market Astrology: Rare Earth Heads Up!
Source: Zen Trader, Karen Starich  (7/11/11)
"China is holding the cards in this poker game." More >

China's Grip on REE Supply Won't Last Forever
Source: Telegraph, Rowena Mason and Garry White  (7/11/11)
"Japan scientists' 100 Bt. REE find equals one-fifth of global supply." More >

Carbon Nanotubes Visible to the Naked Eye
Source: PhysOrg  (7/11/11)
"Lanthanide compounds are very attractive for photonics." More >

China Unlikely to Yield on REEs Despite WTO
Source: Reuters, Juliane von Bismarck  (7/11/11)
"EU negotiators to pressure Beijing into relenting on REE exports." More >

Why Mining Investors Must Follow Peru
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (7/8/11)
"What we are witnessing is no less than the ongoing sophistication of the developing world." More >

Kryptonite to the Gold Price
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (7/8/11)
"When real headwinds blow for the gold price, they'll blow from the East, not from falling gold ETF sales." More >

Silver Bottoms Amid Subtle but Bullish Factors
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (7/8/11)
"The silver's complex seems to have put in a bottom." More >

The Greek/B.I.S. Currency Gold Swap
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster   (7/8/11)
"The Bank of International Settlement holds 500.7 tons of gold as of the end of 2010. Why?"

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Politics of Default: Road Map to Debunk the Dollar
Source: Axel Merk, Merk Funds  (7/8/11)
"Old Europe's currency may debunk the dollar. Not convinced? Let's look at what is and what isn't working on both sides of the Atlantic." More >

Eric Hommelberg: A 2,000 Dow or $10,000 Gold?
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (7/8/11)
Eric Hommelberg has called a few in his day. In 2009, he predicted gold would reach $1,300/oz. the following year. And it did. But $1,800/oz. gold by the end of the year? Gold has recently come off its high of $1,580/oz., but Hommelberg, a principal of ValcambiGold.com, isn't discouraged. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Hommelberg makes a few more predictions. More >

Gold, Silver Prices Ease Lower
Source: Kitco, Jim Wyckoff  (7/8/11)
"Gold and silver prices are slightly lower as the U.S. awaits the release of the employment report. More >

Coin Dealer's Heirs Await Ruling on Rare Gold Pieces
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, Nathan Gorenstein  (7/8/11)
"At stake is the ownership of ten Double Eagle coins likely worth at least $7.59M each." More >