January 6, 2014

Energy commodity prices gained as metals sank in 2013

EIA report shows how the prices of various energy commodities increased from 2012 levels.

January 4, 2014

Doug Casey: We’re really close to the edge of the precipice

Doug Casey talks about wealth, gold, Bitcoin and the mining business.

January 3, 2014

Dr Doom lifts mining gloom

Predictions of a hard landing in China will not pan out and global emerging market growth will accelerate in 2014 lifting demand for metals and minerals.

January 3, 2014

Turkey’s 2013 gold and silver imports skyrocket

Import levels questioned as government faces political scandal over trade deal with Iran.

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

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 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.

January 2, 2014

The long and short of gold investing

The same forces that are stabilizing stocks and suppressing gold are also the fundamental reasons long-term investors have been buying gold since the turn of the new millennium. The so-called…