Kitcommentary from Kitco Metals Inc. - "On Borrowed Time and Money"
Updated: 2012-02-10 16:00:00
February 10, 2012 (Investorideas.com Mining stocks newswire) The agreement on further austerity measures that was reached by Greece's political leaders not only failed to ignite the orbital launch of many a risk asset
February 8, 2012 (Investorideas.com Mining stocks newswire) The list of once-obscure metals and minerals that are becoming "strategic" seems to be growing daily.
There are numerous investment strategies available to capitalize on the gold bull market. Gold investors have the option of investing in gold bullion, gold coins, gold ETFs, gold mutual funds and individual gold mining stocks. Although many gold investors prefer to exclusively hold physical gold, diversifying into selected gold stocks can dramatically increase total returns. [...]
Platinum is one of the rarest earth elements with the vast majority of deposits found in only one place on earth. Annual platinum production is only 30 tonnes per year compared to approximately 2,800 tonnes for gold and 23,000 tonnes for silver. Roughly 80% of annual platinum production comes from only three mines in South [...]
Have too many investors gotten overly bullish on gold? After a stunning advance of almost $200 per ounce from last year's closing price, some are asking if gold has gotten ahead of itself. After advancing almost nonstop since the beginning of the year, gold sold off sharply, dropping by $32.50 to close in New York [...]
Silver has started off the new year with a scorching performance For the month of January, silver gained $5.42 per ounce closing at $33.60, up 19.2% from the 2011 closing price of $28.18. January's gain has more than erased the 8.1% loss on silver during 2011. Silver has far outperformed gold which closed at $1,738.00 [...]
February 2, 2012 (Investorideas.com Mining stocks newswire) GoldMoney Founder and Chairman James Turk knows how to find great deals on gold and silver.
According to the latest production figures from the U.S. Mint, January sales of American Gold Eagle bullion coins soared by 93.8% over the previous month. A total of 127,000 ounces were sold in January compared to 65,500 ounces in December 2011. The surge in demand for gold bullion coins is now at the highest level [...]
Corrections are the norm in any long term bull market and silver is no exception. The correction that began in May of 2011 and ended in December has set the stage for what will be an explosive move up during 2012 and beyond. Since hitting the 2011 low of $26.16 on December 29, 2011, silver [...]
Over the past five years, gold bullion has dramatically outperformed the average gold stock. Reasons why bullion has outperformed gold stocks include an investor preference for physical gold and the inability of gold miners to produce earnings gains commensurate with the increase in the price of gold. The end result of investor aversion to gold [...]
Predictions that the global economic system will collapse have been coming at an accelerated pace lately. Usually, many of the most extreme scenarios are from sources more interested in gaining publicity rather than offering a balanced analysis. What's unusual is that lately, many of these apocalyptic predictions are coming from some of the most normally [...]
Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke hit the panic button today by announcing a specific inflation target, vowing to keep rates at zero until at least 2014 and pledging to offer additional monetary stimulus. The Fed also noted, as it has in the past, that the economy still faces "significant downside risks". These actions by the Fed [...]
The chronic myth that gold is in a bubble continues to persist, perhaps driven by the fact that gold has risen for the past 11 years. The mainstream press has float stories year after year that gold was dangerously overpriced and unsuitable for most investors. This gold bubble mindset, promulgated by "analysts" who have never [...]