Dramatic Copper Demand Growth Expected from China, India, Brazil
Source: Shivom Seth, Mineweb  (6/18/12)
"For the first five months of 2012, China's YOY copper imports increased by 52% as demand for the red metal continued to soar, suggesting firm demand from the world's major commodity buyer." More >

Euro Weakness Weighs on Gold and Silver
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (6/18/12)
"Euro weakness weighs on precious metals as markets come to the realization that despite the Greek election resulting in a 'positive' outcome, the underlying problems facing the Eurozone are still very much present." More >

Fed Expected to Twist Again
Source: MarketWatch, Greg Robb  (6/18/12)
"The Federal Reserve is likely to extend its Operation Twist program at the end of its two-day meeting on Wednesday, a growing number of Fed watchers said over the weekend." More >

Gold Recovers as Post-Greek Election Optimism Fizzles
Source: Reuters, Jane Baird  (6/18/12)
"Gold prices recovered much of their early losses on Monday as appetite for higher-risk assets, which followed a victory for pro-bailout parties in Greek elections, dwindled and the euro and Spanish and Italian stocks and bonds fell." More >

Gov't, Business and Labor Combine to Aid Beleaguered Platinum Sector
Source: Mining Weekly, Martin Creamer  (6/18/12)
"Government, business and organized labor have joined forces to aid South Africa's beleaguered platinum industry, which is beset by low prices, high costs and serious potential job losses." More >

Time to Dig In to Rare Earth Stocks
Source: Minyanville, Helen Burnett-Nichols  (6/18/12)
"With many driven close to their 52-week lows, here's what to watch for during the second half of 2012." More >

Rare Earth Mining in South Africa
Source: Resource Investing News, Adam Currie  (6/18/12)
"With Africa receiving increased investor attention due to the recent surge in global commodities prices, South Africa, the continent's mining powerhouse, is leading the rare earth charge." More >

Greenland's Minerals Loom in China–Denmark Ties
Source: Reuters, John Acher and Mette Fraende  (6/18/12)
"Chinese President Hu Jintao's three-day visit to Denmark may ostensibly have been about signing billions worth of business deals, but a stake in Greenland's huge mineral wealth may have been the elephant in the room." More >

Thinner than a Pencil Trace
Source: Nanowerk News, Björn Forsman   (6/18/12)
"It's not just the IT sector that is watering at the mouth at the thought of graphene. Even in the energy, medical and material technology sectors, there are high hopes of using the material's spectacular properties." More >

Precious Metals: Comparing the 2012 Bottom to Past Bottoms
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (6/18/12)
"Mark Twain said that history doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes. This is also true in the markets. No bull or bear market or particular event is ever the same. When trying to foresee bottoms and tops, we always compare current conditions (price action, sentiment, fundamentals) to past conditions." More >

Speed Up or Slow Down—Don't Exit the Commodities Highway
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (6/18/12)
"Goldman Sachs is anticipating a 29% return for the S&P GSCI Enhanced Commodity Index over the next 12 months and suggests investors might want to increase their position in commodities." More >

Malaysia Sets New Rules for Rare Earth Plant
Source: Associated Press, Eileen Ng  (6/15/12)
"Malaysia's government has imposed two new conditions on a rare earth refinery set up by Australian miner Lynas to assuage public fears of radioactive pollution." More >

Investing Opportunities in Overlooked Argentina: Mike Niehuser
Source: Special to The Gold Report   (6/15/12)
Mike Niehuser, founder of Beacon Rock Research, recently returned from Argentina where he toured a number of mines in the underexplored Santa Cruz area. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he discusses the cloud of uncertainty hanging over mining after the Argentine government nationalized the oil company YPF and shares why although investors should tread carefully, the political situation creates opportunities for investors willing to do their homework. More >

Greece Election 'Should Be Supportive for Gold'
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (6/15/12)
"Spot market prices for gold bullion traded above $1,620/oz during Friday morning's London session, a gain of nearly 4% for the month so far." More >

China's Growing Middle Class Continues to Dip Itself in Gold
Source: Shivom Seth, Mineweb  (6/15/12)
"For a country whose gold production in the first four months of 2012 reached 109.6 tonnes, up 6.13% from the same period last year, passion for the yellow metal has scaled new heights." More >

The Shape and Future of Indian Gold Demand
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (6/15/12)
"With gold imports to India reaching over 800 tonnes in a good year and 500 tonnes in a bad year, this demand accounts for between 20% of total gold supply (30% of newly mined gold), in a good year." More >

Gold Up, Set to Extend Gains to Sixth Session
Source: MarketWatch, Myra P. Saefong and Virginia Harrison  (6/15/12)
"Gold futures climbed Friday, poised to extend their gains to a sixth session, as the prospect of fresh economic stimulus from the world's central banks underpinned demand." More >

Prepare for a White-Knuckle Ride
Source: Bob Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (6/15/12)
"In the short term, it may pay to wait a little while before increasing your exposure to the producers. In the longer term, gold and silver will continue to rise as fiat currencies are recognized for what they are: worthless." More >

Cheap Gold Stocks
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Intelligence  (6/15/12)
"While it is very challenging psychologically to buy in deeply out-of-favor sectors, the panic-like gold stock bargains out there today are simply amazing." More >

The Right Formula for Markets
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (6/15/12)
"Formula 1's fine-tuning of regulations to respect the risks and rewards of racing is the formula government policies should strive for when regulating businesses. Instead, excessive regulations are acting as speed bumps." More >

The Shape and Future of Indian Gold Demand - Part II
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (6/15/12)
"Indian demand for gold will be driven, as it was the last decade, by savings and real income levels and not by price." More >

Platinum Outperforming Other Metals, Lifted By South African Supply Concerns
Source: Kitco News, Allen Sykora  (6/14/12)
"Some analysts have suggested platinum group metals could be among the metals that outperform if sentiment for industrial commodities were not getting dinged by the European debt crisis." More >

Are Gold and Silver Your Hedges Against Centrally Planned Economies?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Street  (6/14/12)
"With the global solvency crisis far from being over, gold and silver still have huge potential as more central bank intervening is sure to come." More >

Gold Stocks Are Beating Gold, and You Can Thank Lower Oil
Source: Barron's, Brendan Conway  (6/14/12)
"A drop in the price of oil, a major cost for miners, may be the reason it finally happened." More >

Euro Debt Crisis is Good for Gold and Silver: Sprott Money Manager Charles Oliver
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report   (6/13/12)
Charles Oliver, a senior portfolio manager for Sprott Asset Management, is keeping the faith that gold and silver stocks will eventually appreciate this year as Europe and the U.S. continue to print money. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Oliver says that an indicator that juniors are about to take off could be an improvement in certain bellwether mid-cap stocks. More >