Australian Gold Offers Good Protection: Richard Karn
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (4/2/12)
Richard Karn, managing editor of The Emerging Trends Report, has been in Australia investigating precious and specialty metal projects for over two years. He likes what he sees. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, he reveals that in an environment where the U.S. dollar continues to lose its purchasing power, Australia and its gold offer good protection against what he sees as a "global pandemic of corruption." More >

Australian Gold Offers Good Protection: Richard Karn
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (4/2/12)
Richard Karn, managing editor of The Emerging Trends Report, has been in Australia investigating precious and specialty metal projects for over two years. He likes what he sees. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, he reveals that in an environment where the U.S. dollar continues to lose its purchasing power, Australia and its gold offer good protection against what he sees as a "global pandemic of corruption." More >

China to Officially Launch Rare Earth Association April 8 in Beijing
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (4/2/12)
"More than 100 Chinese rare earths exploration, mining and processing companies have reportedly been invited by the central government to attend the official launch of China's rare earth association." More >

Why Graphite Stocks May Continue To Outperform In 2012
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (4/2/12)
"Graphite is rapidly earning a new recognition as a component in the latest clean energy technologies such as the lithium-ion battery, fuel cells, pebble bed nuclear reactors and vanadium-redox batteries." More >

Did Gold Stocks Bottom Last Week?
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (4/1/12)
"Considering the extreme negative sentiment and our technical work, we believe the market made an important long-term low last week." More >

Mining Stocks Approach Most Oversold Level Since Start of Bull Market
Source: Jason Hamlin, Gold Stock Bull  (3/31/12)
"Mining stocks have been outperforming the S&P 500 over time, with the expected volatility mostly confined within the upward-sloping trend channel." More >

Gold Blossoming in Colombia: Paul Harris
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (3/30/12)
Impressed by Colombia as a country and as a setting for exciting mining and geological opportunities, Paul Harris relocated from England, by way of Chile, and hasn't looked back. In an exclusive interview with The Gold Report, the publisher of the Colombia Gold Letter offers hope for the near future. More >

Gold Heads for Gains
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (3/30/12)
"Heading toward the end of the first quarter of the year, gold bullion prices looked set to record their highest ever quarter-end London Fix of in dollars, euros and sterling. However, most of the net gains in gold and silver came in the first week of January." More >

Should Investors Activate Gold and Silver Airbags?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (3/30/12)
"Investors looking to protect and diversify themselves against the current global financial system should strongly consider deploying gold and silver airbags." More >

Will India Stop Buying Gold?
Source: Jeff Clark, Casey Research  (3/30/12)
"Even with the increase in the price of gold, people have not stopped buying. Part of this is cultural: Wearing gold jewelry in a wedding is a longstanding custom in India and will not change regardless of price." More >

Gold Juniors to Explode?
Source: Scott Wright, Zeal Intelligence  (3/30/12)
"Gold stocks are overdue for a shift in sentiment, and when the bids start coming in they ought to explode to the upside. When this happens, those brave enough to buy the juniors will need to tighten their seatbelts for an exhilarating ride." More >

Tension Mounts as the Focus Turns to Bernanke and QE3's Possibility
Source: Tom Cleveland, ForexTraders  (3/29/12)
"What are the current prospects for QE3? Gold, stocks, and the euro would surely benefit from any hint that more easing in the U.S. was definitely on the table." More >

Martin Armstrong on the Sovereign Debt Crisis
Source: Ron Hera, Hera Research  (3/29/12)
"It gets to a stage where it doesn't matter if you use conch shells for money or gold. There is no fiscal responsibility in government. We have to eliminate the core problem and eliminate government borrowing except in time of war." More >

The WTO Rare Earths Trade Dispute: An Analysis
Source: Gareth Hatch, Resource Investor  (3/29/12)
"What are the consequences of the various potential outcomes of the disputes, once they have been concluded, and what clues can a similar trade dispute in the past show us as to how things might actually turn out?" More >

Fatal Flaws and Opportunities in Gold Investing: Brent Cook
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (3/28/12)
Brent Cook, editor of Exploration Insights, describes the past 15 years of change in gold, copper and iron. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he shares what he sees as the fatal flaws and opportunities in this complex industry, details the most important factors he looks for before investing, and names companies he believes have the right stuff. More >

Platinum and Palladium: The Other Precious Metals
Source: Martin Hutchinson, Money Morning  (3/28/12)
"Even gold and silver investors need to diversify, and there's a small window of opportunity to get in on platinum and palladium before prices really start to take off." More >

Current Gold and Oil Trading Patterns Unfolding
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (3/28/12)
"The four-hour chart is one timeframe most traders overlook, but I find it to be the best one for spotting day trades, momentum trades and swing trades, which pack a powerful, quick punch." More >

US Interest Rates Support Gold Prices
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (3/28/12)
"Wholesale market gold prices dropped to below $1,680/oz Wednesday morning, 1% down on their high for the week, after failing a day earlier to break the $1,700/oz barrier." More >

Rick Rule's New Strategy for Profiting from Volatility
Source: Special to The Gold Report  (3/28/12)
Global Resource Investments Founder and Chairman Rick Rule is worried about the impact trillions of dollars of manufactured liquidity will have on global markets. In this summary of his recent web broadcast for The Gold Report, he outlines his new strategy for staying above water for the volatile 3–12 months he sees on the economic radar screen. More >

Will Monetary Policy and Inflation Continue to Support Gold?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (3/28/12)
"Although gold and silver prices have fluctuated during the past decade, the general trend has been higher. Using CPM Group's support levels of $1,400/oz and $1,500/oz for gold, it appears that the precious metal has more upside than downside." More >

The [Recovery] Has No Clothes
Source: Eric Sprott and David Baker  (3/28/12)
"'The prevalence of paper trading in the silver market is what makes the drastic price declines possible by allowing non-physical holders to sell massive size into a relatively small market.'" More >

Rare Earth Metals Growth Drivers: Siddharth Rajeev
Source: JT Long of The Critical Metals Report  (3/27/12)
With so many moving variables in the rare earth space, how can investors evaluate investment opportunities? Siddharth Rajeev of Fundamental Research Corp. finds his top prospects by zeroing in on a specific material and tracking its growth drivers. Rajeev argues that critical materials used in viable new technologies will see increasing demand. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, he explains how lithium-ion battery development and the forthcoming WTO ruling effect his outlook for graphite and niobium. More >

Is the US Dollar Headed for a Major Fall?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (3/27/12)
"The use of the international monetary system as a war machine (aka the SWIFT system) has surprised and angered BRIC nations, who are meeting next week to work out ways to prevent the U.S. from exercising such power." More >

Emerging Gold Juniors and Explorers Should Recover in 2012: Jeff Berwick
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (3/26/12)
Jeff Berwick, chief editor and founder of The Dollar Vigilante and avowed anarchist, holds precious metals for safety and holds their equities for profits. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, he counsels geopolitical diversity and paying close attention to precious metal stocks. More >

Gold Gains as Fed Chairman Points to Continued Stimulus
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (3/26/12)
"Ben Bernanke said the U.S. economy still needs 'continued accommodative polices' despite recent signs of improvement." More >