January 3, 2014

2014 gold price rally builds against record bearish bets

Gold jumped again on Friday and with shorts climbing to a record 8,3m ounces any sustained rally will spark a scramble by hedge funds to cover their positions.

January 3, 2014

Silver short squeeze 2

The main driver of silver’s initial strength will be American futures speculators covering shorts.

January 3, 2014

Gold and silver stocks to lead metals higher

The bottom line is the action in the stocks is very encouraging with respect to a recovery in the entire sector. In fact, most quality producers and juniors bottomed in…

January 3, 2014

8 predictions for 2014 – Gold, Bitcoin, 3D printing

Anyone trying to make economic or political predictions with any accuracy is naive, delusional or possibly both. Yet, everyone seems to enjoy these predictions, so I have decided to partake.

January 3, 2014

Time-preference and gold

This is the starting-point for understanding the true relationship between paper currency and gold, now that gold is no longer circulating as money.

January 3, 2014

Dissident shareholders win proxy fight; take control of Oremex Silver

Tensions had been growing since November when the dissidents called for removal of Oremex directors due to inadequate oversight and mismanagement of the company.

January 3, 2014

Canadian juniors regain allure: GoGold floats offer for B.C. firm

Halifax-based gold miner it plans to make an $11-million bid for Vancouver junior.

January 2, 2014

Gold mining declining fast in Ghana – Africa’s second largest gold producer

In the third quarter of 2013, Ghana's output of the precious metal declined by 18%, the Minerals Commission says.

January 2, 2014

Gold miner Avocet struggles to pay back loan

London-based miner has missed the payment date for its $15 million loan.

January 2, 2014

Gold price kicks off 2014 with a bang

Gold price jumps more than 2% or $28 on first trading day of the new year as bargain hunters return to the market.