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Michael Snyder: Are you willing to bet against three of the wealthiest men in the entire world? Jacob Rothschild recently bet approximately 200 million dollars Read more…
Keith Weiner: The gold:silver ratio is the price of gold divided by the price of silver. It may be thought of as the price of gold in silver terms. Today, this ratio is around 58; it takes about 58 ounces of silver to buy one ounce of gold. Read more…
Peter Krauth: Something’s afoot in the world of high stakes finance. The Basel Committee for Bank Supervision (BCBS) is about to decide something crucial to bankers, sovereign nations, and gold investors alike. Read more…
Peter Krauth: Greece is frozen in a political stalemate. Youth unemployment is running at over 50%. And there has been a $1 billion run on Greek banks. Read more…
Przemyslaw Radomski: We’re getting whiplash from all the political changes in Europe, neo-Nazis in an unstable government in Greece and a changing of the guard in France– “adieu” to Nicolas Sarkozy. We see plenty of reasons for holding on to our long-term gold Read more…
William Patalon III: When U.K. subscriber John M. wrote in this week, he got right to the point. Asked John: ”What’s happening to gold prices? Why are they dropping?” Read more…
Jonathan Yates: The lack of a fresh round of quantitative easing from the Federal Reserve and better U.S. economic data has driven the price of gold (NYSEARCA:GLD) lower. Read more…
Frank Holmes: Last week was a challenging one for gold investors. Gold prices have been on the downside. Although the yellow metal has been on a spectacular 11-year bull run, recent strength in the economy has some thinking gold’s heyday is over. Read more…
Jeff Nielson: Throughout the history of our industrialized economies, gold and silver have typically represented between 5% and 10% of the average investor portfolio – or roughly 5% to 10% of their wealth. Note that historically this ratio has typically risen in times of financial turmoil, crisis, or simply Read more…
Peter Krauth: My eyes nearly popped out of my head when I read this headline: “Iceland Considers Adopting Canadian Loonie.” The loonie is otherwise known as the Canadian dollar (NYSEArca:FXC). Read more…
Andrew Snyder: Too many investors are worried about the price of gold. Gold is not an investment. It is an insurance policy. Read more…
Jeff Nielson: The World Gold Council recently released its own report for the gold market for 2011. It noted that while global demand for gold had hit a new all-time high in (nominal) dollar terms, it was merely reaching its highest level in 15 years in terms of tonnages. Hardly the signs of an “over-heated” Read more…
Martin Hutchinson: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke may think he has everything under control, but the truth is the monetary ground is literally shifting beneath our feet. Read more…
Brian Sylvester: Jay Taylor believes the biggest challenge facing the U.S.—deflation—could mean a better year, or even decade, for junior gold stocks (NYSEARCA:GDXJ). Taylor, editor of Jay Taylor’s Gold, Energy & Tech Stocks, has ridden some equities to the bottom of this punishing market and is Read more…
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