Post-trade services for clearing of over-the-counter gold forwards out to 10 years will be introduced to the London bullion market in November by LCH.Clearnet Ltd. in a joint initiative with the London Metal Exchange....

By-product credits from gold and copper (and perhaps other metals) could make mines economic producers. ...

Overall, the peer group of precious metal forecasters retain a remarkable record, boasting an accuracy rating of 87%, up from 73% at the end of the first quarter....

There has been nothing but negative news for the past month and it's not looking like there is much light at the end of the tunnel for a long time still....

The big sellers of gold and silver seem to have prevailed, finally, perhaps sending us into a summer correction. ...

Way too many people are counting on the head and shoulders pattern taking the market directly down to 850. Folks, historically these head and shoulder patterns have a success rate of about 50%. Didn't we learn that lesson last July?...

Mounting fundamental and technical evidence suggests that a sharp downturn lies around the corner....

You can add gold to the list of items that China can't get enough of....

On the rare occasions that political rhetoric seems to understate a problem, it's big. ...

Hedging by ownership is becoming a more common strategy as users recognize that commodities volatility is here to stay....

Ponder some charts and see if this market correction is likely to stay with us for infinity and beyond or if it has worn out its welcome....

U.S. Treasury holders have nothing to fear today. Just look how low yields are!...

Informational advantage is a key investment concept. What do you know that other people don't? ...

It turns out that recent central bank gold buyers took that newly acquired shiny stuff and…promptly raised cash with it, by 'pawning' it ...

Risk aversion has returned today with Asian equity indices mostly down and European bourses also under pressure early....

Over in Beijing, China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange fired back at domestic and overseas critics of its policies this morning....

Gold prices rallied on Friday from yesterday's sharp drop to 6-week lows, gaining 1.2% as European stock markets bounced from this week's 5% drop towards 9-month lows....

Gold has bounced after yesterday's 3% fall to $1,206.70 an ounce with traders deeming the sell off overdone and bargain hunters entering the fray. ...

Thursday's massive meltdown amounting to nearly 4% dragged gold to below $1,200 an ounce for a brief period. It was the worst decline the yellow metal experienced since early February and it ushered in a major technical breakdown on the charts. ...

The "China factor" is once again at the front and center position on the speculative radar for commodity players. ...