Sam Kirtley: As our regular readers will know, we view US real interest rates as the key determinant of gold prices over the medium term. Six weeks ago we updated the situation with U.S. real rates (discussion of the theory behind the relationship can be found in that article) and since then, we have Read more…

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Brian Sylvester: Philip Ker, a mining analyst for Canada-based Union Securities Ltd., says while current market conditions are affecting the junior mining space, they are also helping investors to Read more…

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Dominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul: Speaking with GoldSeek Radio host Chris Waltzek this week, Euro Pacific Capital CEO Peter Schiff expects the re-inflation trade to dominate in an unprecedented way in 2012, as money mangers send oil, gold (NYSEArca:GLD) and other dollar-sensitive assets much Read more…

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Brian Sylvester: Fayyaz Alimohamed, CEO of Altair Ventures Inc. and publisher of the Acamar Journal, offers historical perspective and predictions on the global economic crisis. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, he foresees a “mania” in junior mining stocks and recommends holding physical gold Read more…

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Sam Kirtley: In this article, we look to analyse the relationship between gold and the U.S. bond yield curve. The yield curve is an immensely useful economic indicator and hence can be used as one of Read more…

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Eric De Groot: Sorry, but that’s how this game is played. Global currency devaluation has been holding equities in a depressionary box and coddling the illusion of economic growth since late 1999. Read more…

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Sam Kirtley: Pair trading is a trading strategy based on the concepts of statistical arbitrage and convergence. Typically it involves being long one security and short another. For example one may believe that Apple would outperform Microsoft, so one buys Apple and shorts Microsoft. A pair trade may also Read more…

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Corey Rosenbloom: Gold (NYSEARCA: GLD) fell sharply from the $1,800 resistance level, so let’s take a look at what led up to the fall and what the current structural levels to watch are for gold, including a Fibonacci Cluster near $1,730. Read more…

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Sam Kirtley: Whilst many may argue that gold is an inflation hedge and therefore inflation is bullish for gold, in reality the dynamics at play here are not that simple. Read more…

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David Fry: Our goal in this profile is to help investors wade through the many competing ETF offerings available. Using our long experience as an ETF  publication, and nearly 40 years in the investment business Read more…

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Michael Johnston:  After months of steady appreciation, gold has been on a bit of a wild ride over the last week or so. The precious metal has climbed to new heights repeatedly in 2011, thriving off of rising anxiety surrounding global equity markets, flights to safety after unprecedented downgrades Read more…

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Sam Kirtley:  In 1924 John Maynard Keynes referred to the gold standard as a “barbarous relic”, but we think the new barbarous relic is using gold stocks as a trading or investment vehicle in an attempt to benefit from rising gold prices. This isn’t the 1970s. One can buy GLD call options from Read more…

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Sam Kirtley:  Despite some calling for an explosive summer rally in gold, prices fell again this week on the back of easing concerns over Greek sovereign debt as the Greek parliament successfully passed the austerity legislation required to access additional bailout funds. This was due to the Read more…

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In continuation to our latest free commentary Breakout Or Breakdown – What’s Next For Gold? let’s have a look at the currency moves and its influence on precious metals market. Read more…

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The precious metals blogosphere was buzzing with the news that billionaire investor George Soros has sold most of his holdings in the bullion-backed SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE:GLD) and iShares Gold Read more…

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