Will Gold and Silver Fall with Higher Interest Rates?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (5/17/11)
"It remains the U.S. consumer who will decide the road forward for the U.S. economy." More >

Turning Point
Source: Hubert Moolman  (5/17/11)
"Silver may have peaked in pure commodity terms, but as a currency it will peak when gold does." More >

Will the Dollar Bull Monkey Dance End Badly, with a QE3 Party?
Source: David Banister, Market Trend Forecast  (5/17/11)
"It's rare to get a crash on top of a crash." More >

Don't Give Up On The Rare Earth Mining Sector Yet
Source: Jeb Handwerger, GoldStockTrades  (5/17/11)
"This pullback in REE miners may prove an excellent buying opportunity." More >

John Doody: Top 10 Gold Plays Revealed
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (5/16/11)
Production stage, location and dividend possibilities separate top mining and royalty stocks from the rest of the heap. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Gold Stock Analyst (GSA) Newsletter Writer John Doody reveals a few of his top 10 stocks and what diversifying your gold portfolio really means. More >

Lies, Damned Lies and the Z-Score
Source: Adrian Ash, Bullion Vault  (5/16/11)
"Things that just shouldn't be just keep happening. . ." More >

Gold Seesaws on Currency Worries
Source: Reuters, Amanda Cooper  (5/16/11)
"Twin forces of deepening concern about eurozone debt and the growing strength of the dollar offset each other." More >

Another Look at the Gold:Silver Ratio
Source: Andrey Dashkov, Casey International Speculator  (5/16/11)
"The gold:silver ratio is not a reliable tool in an investor's toolbox." More >

Goldman 'Most Constructive' on Copper
Source: Bloomberg  (5/16/11)
"We believe a demand-rationing environment still lies ahead." More >

Gold Coins Remain Strong
Source: Bloomberg, Nicholas Larkin and Pham-Duy Nguyen  (5/16/11)
"Sales of gold coins are on track for the best month in a year." More >

Massive Gold Coin Auctioned in Beijing
Source: Xinhua  (5/16/11)
"The largest ever minted in China has been auctioned for 7.7million yuan after 22 rounds of bidding." More >

Wary SA Miners Eye Record Rand Gold Price
Source: Business Day, Robert Laing  (5/16/11)
"If gold sustains its run in local currency, South African gold miners could show an 8% or better gain." More >

Palladium Production Behind Demand
Source: Bloomberg  (5/16/11)
"Palladium production could lag behind demand through 2015." More >

Melek: PGMs Will Outshine Precious, Base Metals
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (5/16/11)
"Analysts expect PGMs to be star performers into 2013." More >

Shanghai Exchange Lowers Silver Margin, Daily Limits
Source: Reuters  (5/16/11)
"All changes will take effect since the silver price did not hit the daily upward or downward limit." More >

Silver Near Crash
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Research  (5/16/11)
"After a parabola sucks in buyers and capital like a black hole, anything can ignite furious selling." More >

Sell Fort Knox's Gold, Some Say
Source: Washington Post, Joel Achenbach  (5/16/11)
"Selling that gold is just one level of 'crazy' away from selling Mount Rushmore." More >

The Changing Perception of Gold
Source: BBC, Richard Anderson  (5/15/11)
"Gold has become 'the great barometer of uncertainty.'" More >

John Kaiser: +$1,200 Gold Is New Normal
Source: Karen Roche and JT Long of The Gold Report  (5/13/11)
What is good for the U.S. economy is good for gold. John Kaiser, editor of Kaiser Research Online, has proposed a graphic model that relates the value of all above-ground gold stock to global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), thereby explaining why higher real gold prices—even with a recovering American economy—will be the new reality. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he shares his projections about where both gold prices and the U.S. economy could be going in the future. More >

Easy Money and Hard Lessons
Source: Brent Cook, Exploration Insights  (5/13/11)
"Although the mining equities don't always participate in the 'up' move in metal prices they seem to always 'enjoy' the down moves." More >

Copper Intact After China's Rate Hike
Source: Scrap Monster, T. Tremon  (5/13/11)
"Copper prices focused more on indicators of continued economic improvement." More >

China Likely to Remain Major Silver Importer
Source: Kitco, Allen Sykora  (5/13/11)
"Private investors and industrial uses are both driving the metal's demand." More >

Shanghai Gold Exchange Cuts Silver Margins
Source: Reuters  (5/13/11)
"Trading volumes for the contract have surged." More >

Hong Kong Weighs Launch of Yuan Gold Futures
Source: MarketWatch  (5/13/11)
"The move comes as the HKMEx is set to debut gold-futures trading next Wednesday." More >

Silver Set to Shine Again in India
Source: Mineweb, Shivom Seth  (5/13/11)
"Unfazed investors see dip as inevitable profit-taking." More >