FEATURED ARTICLES
May 12, 2010
Putting gold's record prices in context. History, ratios and more....
May 08, 2010
Where the gold is and how much of it there is....
May 10, 2010
Rig for heavy weather and hope we don't get it....
May 11, 2010
Greeks borrowed money they couldn't reasonably expect to pay back....
May 12, 2010
Gordon Brown and the gold price deliver an irony alert....
May 09, 2010
As Americans observe the chaos in Greece, most assume that the strength of our currency, the credit worthiness of our government, and the vast expanse of two oceans, will prevent a similar scene from playing out in our streets. ...
May 07, 2010
Absolute Return's Niels Jensen took a billy club to commodities generally and exchange traded commodities (ETCs) specifically in the firm's May newsletter....
INVESTMENT IDEAS
May 06, 2010
With speculation swirling that it is only a matter of time before Newcrest (NCM.AX) becomes a takeover target, we ran the numbers on the most capable bidders to see what the outcome might be...
May 12, 2010
A Morning Musing from Mickey the Mercenary Geologist ...
May 12, 2010
While no single investment variable can guarantee profits, geographical diversification does add a layer of safety and enhanced profit potential that investing solely in companies located in one country or region cannot offer....
May 10, 2010
The price for manganese ore has recovered a lot more swiftly and strongly than we anticipated," explains Helen O'Malley, a bulk manganese specialist with London-based CRU....
May 10, 2010
Last month I visited Peru again, penetrating perhaps a bit deeper but certainly higher up in the Andes than I've gone before....
MARKET PULSE
May 12, 2010
The uncertain conditions which have now blossomed in various markets following the $1 trillion 'contagion containment' package maintained the lift on the wings of the gold market and helped it rise to overnight records near $1245....
May 12, 2010
THE PRICE OF PHYSICAL GOLD in London's wholesale market jumped to new all-time highs against all-but-three of the world's major currencies on Wednesday morning, breaking US$1245 an ounce by lunchtime.
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May 10, 2010
Absorption of 198 tonnes into the gold-oriented funds in the first three weeks of February was accompanied a gold price increase of $80 per ounce. ...
