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Inflation Scorecard: Gold Scores New Highs
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12-months): 1.1%

The U.S. dollar stood out in forex trading this week as the only Special Drawing Rights component that didn't have a new high notched against it by gold. For the week ending Thursday, gold advanced 1.7 percent against the greenback, 3.4 percent against the euro, 3.0 percent against pound sterling and 0.5 percent against the yen.

Brad Zigler Friday, 30 April 2010
 
Jessica Cross: Silver Coming Into Its Own
Jessica CrossThe CEO of precious metals and commodities research firm VM Group explains why silver's new medical applications could brighten the metal's outlook in the coming months.
  • How silver has been ‘typecast’
  • Is faith in the gold/silver ratio well-placed?
  • Using silver to purify water, make clothes less stinky
Lara Crigger Friday, 30 April 2010
 
Gold: Not For The Thin-Skinned
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): 1.1%

One of the constant pleasures of my travels to Canada has been the civility of its citizens (well, that part of the populace not actively engaged in a hockey game, anyway).

Brad Zigler Thursday, 29 April 2010
 
All That Glitters Is Silver

PodcastEditor Lara Crigger digs into the details about Global X’s new silver miner ETF, the first of its kind.

HardAssetsInvestor Tuesday, 27 April 2010
 
Gold Manipulation Of Another Sort
GoldAre banks actually driving the gold price up?
  • New claims of upward manipulation
  • What's an FR Y-9C, and why it matters
  • Are banks driving prices—or just hedging?
Brad Zigler Thursday, 22 April 2010
 
Inflation Scorecard: Gold Still Making Records
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12-months): 1.5%

Gold set two more records this week against the Japanese yen and the Swiss franc. Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar slipped against the euro in a reversal from last week's course. The latest government figures showed consumer prices rising 0.1 percent in March and 2.3 percent year-over-year.

Brad Zigler Friday, 16 April 2010
 
Eily Ong: Chinese Gold Consumption ‘Catching Up’
Eily OngThe author of the World Gold Council's recent study, Gold in the Year of the Tiger, gives us her outlook on Chinese gold consumption.
  • This sector makes up 80 percent of Chinese gold demand
  • Could China affect gold's seasonality?
  • Is the current growth sustainable?
Lara Crigger Friday, 16 April 2010
 
A Tax-Day Miracle Needed
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): 1.5%

Time's run out for Guinness Exploration, Inc. (OTCBB: GNXP). Well, let me rephrase that. Time's run out for Colin McCabe's call on Guinness Exploration. Hard Assets Investor readers will recall how hard McCabe, the purported editor of the Elite Stock Report, promoted the stock (see "A Golden Future In Your Mailbox?") in his mailer's February edition.

Brad Zigler Thursday, 15 April 2010
 
Gold’s 'Paper’ Price

GoldWhat's the real reason GLD trades at a discount to spot metal? The answer might surprise you.

  • Why the London PM fix matters
  • How arbitrage keeps GLD in line
  • What difference 40 basis points make
Brad Zigler Thursday, 15 April 2010
 
Gold, Not Bonds

PodcastGold's getting a safe-haven boost from the recent Greece crisis. But is it really time to swap your bonds for bullion? Lara Crigger investigates.

HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 13 April 2010
 
Building A Better Gold/Silver Ratio
Silver and GoldWe use the greenback to improve on the simple gold/silver ratio model.
  • Behind correlations between gold, silver and the dollar
  • Building a better historical model
  • How do you play a gold-silver-dollar spread?
Charles Armstrong Monday, 12 April 2010
 
Building A Better Gold/Silver Ratio
Silver and GoldWe use the greenback to improve on the simple gold/silver ratio model.
  • Behind correlations between gold, silver and the dollar
  • Building a better historical model
  • How do you play a gold-silver-dollar spread?
Charles Armstrong Monday, 12 April 2010
 
Inflation Scorecard: Gold Scoring New Highs
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12-months): 1.0%

The price of gold notched new highs this week, but not in U.S. dollars. The metal's greenback-denominated record—set on Dec. 4 at a daily interbank average of $1,218—still stands, but buyers using euros, Japanese yen and Swiss francs paid record-high prices yesterday.

Brad Zigler Friday, 09 April 2010
 
Gold Stock Guru Goes Underground
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): 0.8%

Colin McCabe is hiding from me. He must be. I asked him to get in touch with me (see "Time's Running Out For Gold Monster") about his forecast of "monster gains" for Guinness Exploration, Inc. (OTCBB: GNXP).

Brad Zigler Thursday, 08 April 2010
 
How To Straddle The Gold Market
GoldDon't pass up a golden opportunity to play cheap volatility premiums in everyone's favorite precious metal.
  • Why gold's caught in a tug of war
  • Why strangles and straddles work in range-bound markets
  • Running the numbers on a gold strangle
Brad Zigler Thursday, 01 April 2010
 
Philip Silverman: Gold May Reach New High
The managing partner of Kingsview Management provides his take on inflation protection investments.
  • ‘The best house in a bad neighborhood’
  • Will the dollar get more overvalued?
  • What’s scaring traders?
HardAssetsInvestor Wednesday, 31 March 2010
 
Philip Silverman: Gold May Reach New High
The managing partner of Kingsview Management provides his take on inflation protection investments.
  • ‘The best house in a bad neighborhood’
  • Will the dollar get more overvalued?
  • What’s scaring traders?
HardAssetsInvestor Wednesday, 31 March 2010
 
You Ought To Like Gold's Price
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): 0.5%

Gold prices turned up Monday on short covering following Friday's aggressive buying. COMEX front-month metal gained more than six bucks in the day session on volume even heavier than Friday's. Still, spot gold needs a close above $1,115 to indicate last week's dip to the $1,067 level was a near-term bottom.

Brad Zigler Tuesday, 30 March 2010
 
Position Limits For Metals?

PodcastLast week, the CFTC held hearings on position limits for the gold, silver and copper markets. But are more limits really a good idea?

HardAssetsInvestor Monday, 29 March 2010
 
Position Limits For Metals?

PodcastLast week, the CFTC held hearings on position limits for the gold, silver and copper markets. But are more limits really a good idea?

HardAssetsInvestor Monday, 29 March 2010
 
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