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How and Why China Will Flood the Gold Market

Contrarian Profits — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:58:29 +0000

The Chinese government is telling people gold and silver are good investments that will safeguard their wealth. After last year's meltdown in the stock market, people believe it. After all, Chinese citizens don't receive government retirement money... and they don't have company pension plans like people in many other countries do.

Goldbugs Beware! The tax man cometh!

Contrarian Profits — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:53:06 +0000

Money Morning's Keith Fitz-Gerald brings us a sobering look at investing in gold. If there is a moral to the story, it’s that nothing is what it seems anymore – not even gold.

Can precious metals keep on flying?

Contrarian Profits — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:33:51 +0000

pAre you sold on gold? The precious metal outperformed every major equity index in the world in 2008. The question is, can gold—and other precious metals—keep on flying? Or would buying today be buying high and selling low?/p pPrecious metals have always been intriguing to investors because they tend to hold their value. In times of geopolitical crisis or currency devaluation, for example, the value of paper money might fluctuate, but a hard asset will always be worth something. As a result, historically, precious metals have been considered a “safe haven” in times of economic and financial instability./p pThat brings us to why gold is on a tear today. It declined in 2008 and early 2009 as panicked investors rushed into cash#8230;/p

Gold: Bull’s and Bear’s Best Friend

Shishir Nigam — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:19:01 +0000

There may be a pot of gold bars and precious metal at the end of the rainbow after all – regardless of which direction the global economy heads from here on. Mining commodities such as copper, nickel, aluminum, and particularly gold, have traditionally been regarded as a hedge against inflation and bearish economic times. So [...]

Energy, Brazil, Gold: What More Could You Want?

Byron King — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:33:21 +0000

pLet’s take a quick look at what’s happening in Brazil, over and above the 2016 Olympics being awarded to Rio de Janeiro./p p“I don’t know if I will live to see it,” said Brazil’s president Luiz (Lula) da Silva a couple weeks ago. “But Brazil has to transform itself into a big power in the 21st century. We have everything to make it happen. We are not talking about a little country here.”/p pNo, indeed. Brazil is not “a little country” anymore. Any prudent investor has to consider how to hitch a ride on the Brazil growth story. Brazil is transforming into one of the world’s great powers in this century. It’s important to follow the news from Brazil. At the same#8230;/p

Why All the Fuss Over Rare Earths?

Contrarian Profits — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:09:36 +0000

pRare earth elements (REEs) have been the mystery metals of the mining world for years. Now, suddenly, everyone’s heard about them./p pBefore we delve into the reasons behind all the publicity, here’s the basic skinny on REEs: One, they are rare, at least sort of. Two, they are indispensable to modern technology. Three, the number of active, dedicated producers is tiny, with more than 90% of the world’s supply coming from China./p pIf you took high school chemistry, you probably remember the periodic table of the elements. But if you’re like most of us, even if you pulled a 95 on the chem final, you may not recall many of the details today. And there’s a better than even chance you never#8230;/p

The 7 Safest Places Canada’s Best Economist Is Parking his Cash

Contrarian Profits — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:17:51 +0000

p class="MsoNormal"David Rosenberg, chief economist for Gluskin-Sheff, is a contrarian with a superior intellect than our own. That’s why we hang on most every word he says./p p class="MsoNormal"Throughout the “sh*t hitting the fan” events of last fall, and the subsequent policy response, we’ve listened intently on what this Canadian had to say. The picture he paints today is one of bearish conviction. That’s exactly the reason he’s come under recent criticism as his ilk of ivory tower economists have started calling an end to this recession./p p class="MsoNormal" Though we don’t think he has anything to prove, he released a special report reaffirming his key points. You can read it in a href="http://www.zerohedge.com/article/david-rosenbergs-special-report"full here/a. But if you don’t have the time to peruse the twenty-two page (slightly#8230;/p

What the Heck Is Going on in China?

Contrarian Profits — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:16:17 +0000

pThat’s a question that Westerners have been asking for, oh, several millennia now. Or at least since Marco Polo aimed his ponies down the old Silk Road in 1271./p pNow as then, China keeps its own counsel. We know what they want us to know, plus what we can surmise from rumor and reading between the lines. But lately, we’ve been able to add presumption to news and come up with something that looks very significant./p pSpecifically, there’s been a flood of tantalizing stories out of the East that, taken together, strongly suggest a growing preoccupation with a form of money that was ancient even in Signor Polo’s time. And it ain’t silk. It’s gold./p pWe already learned, back in April, that China#8230;/p

The 4 Reasons to Skip Today’s Gold Rush

Contrarian Profits — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:22:59 +0000

pIn the spirit of not suffering from confirmation bias, in today’s emstrongNotes/strong/emstrong /strongwe will try to make the bearish case emagainst/em gold. So before you storm emstrongNotes/strong/em HQ in Buenos Aires craving blood, hear us out. Many of our staff here love gold and have long term holdings. /p pThis issue is entirely in the contrarian spirit of playing devil’s advocate. So put your pitchforks down. Take a deep breath. There is plenty of space to poke holes in (or rant) about our thesis by writing to a href="mailto:info@contrarianprofits.com" target="_blank"info@contrarianprofits.com/a/p pSo here it goes. The four reasons you shouldn’t buy gold today…/p pReason 1: Did you know that the seventh largest holder of gold in the world is not a country, but an exchange traded fund? Yes, gold ETF SPDR Gold Shares#8230;/p

What’s Next for Gold Prices?

Andrew Snyder — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:06:43 +0000

pAs the equities market gyrates, gold bugs are getting their vindication. Better late then never, I suppose. /p pIt is pretty clear where the folks selling their share of the equities market yesterday put their cash. As investors look for a safe haven, the gold market is booming today./p pGold prices settled today at $978.50 per ounce, an increase of $22.20 from yesterday’s final figure. The action is a surefire sign that investors are getting nervous./p pIt was almost a year ago when the precious metal entered one of its most volatile periods. Over the span of several months, gold prices ran from $800 to $900, back down to $700 and then the whole back to the $1,000 mark and beyond./p pAs more and#8230;/p

Gold Hits 6-month High, Eyes U.S. Payrolls Data

Contrarian Profits — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:00:54 +0000

pGold prices rallied today, Thursday, to their highest level since February on strong investment demand amid caution ahead of key U.S. non-farm payrolls data on Friday (London GMT)./p pBill O#8217;Neill, managing partner of New Jersey-based LOGIC Advisors, said that asset-diversification demand for gold and other precious metals by jittery investors amid shaky equities markets propelled gold#8217;s rally./p pSpot gold hit an intraday peak of $992.55, which marked the highest price since Feb. 24. It was at $989.10 an ounce at 12:07 p.m. EDT (1607 GMT), against $976.60 an ounce late in New York on Wednesday./p pU.S. December gold futures were up $10.70 at $989.20 an ounce on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange./p pFears that U.S. payrolls data may disappoint sparked a flight#8230;/p

Gold Firms after U.S. Manufacturing Data

Contrarian Profits — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:30:58 +0000

pGold climbed on Tuesday after data showed the U.S. manufacturing sector grew more than expected in August, lifting appetite for assets seen as higher risk, such as commodities, and boosting inflation fears./p pBut gains were capped by a slight recovery in the U.S. dollar and by a reduction in the metal#8217;s appeal as a haven./p pSpot gold was bid at $954.40 an ounce at 1444 GMT, against $949.65 an ounce late in New York on Monday. U.S. gold futures for December delivery on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose $2.70 to $956.20./p pThe data from the Institute of Supply Managers showed the U.S. manufacturing sector returned to growth in August after a prolonged slump, while pending home sales raced to a#8230;/p

How to spot winning trades in 2009

Trading School — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:55:56 +0000

Well the simple answer comes in the form of two geometric triangles. I call them my “Trade Triangles” and that’s exactly what they do, they spot, and alert you to potentially winning trades. It is all in this video, Watch it here. No registration required. I could go on and tell you a lot more about our [...]

A Banquet for Bottom Feeders

Contrarian Profits — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:30:49 +0000

pResource exploration stocks are notoriously volatile. Fear and greed play out in this sector like few others. Stocks tend to go irrationally high and stupidly low. And therein lies the opportunity./p pSo, let’s look at techniques you can utilize to speculate in the resource exploration sector to make unfathomable profits./p pThe vast majority of exploration companies are hazardous to your financial health. The key is to select only the finest companies. And in this sector, that means starting with the most talented and experienced management that are working on highly promising projects./p pYour company must also be able to weather most any storm that comes its way. If I’m certain that a resource stock has the required long-term staying power I will put#8230;/p

Doug Casey’s Trade of the Decade: Short Bonds, Buy Metals

Contrarian Profits — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:11:33 +0000

pAnother underground investor mowing down the green shoots is a href="http://www.caseyresearch.com" class="alinks_links"Doug Casey/a of Casey Research. We know Doug well. He owns land in Argentina’s Salta province. And he’s a frequent visitor of strongemNotes/em HQ/strong. /p pLast time he was down, we went out for a big steak dinner in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires, where our offices are. After dinner, Doug regaled us with stories of his near death experiences in Third World countries. Doug has made fortunes in countries that most people couldn#8217;t pronounce!/p pDoug is very contrarian, and he #8220;lets the bastards have it#8221; like no one else we know. It used to be that even in front of an audience full of anarcho-capitalists Doug would clear out a few seats./p pBut times they are#8230;/p

The Three Triggers of the Global Gold Bubble

Contrarian Profits — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:47:45 +0000

div class="entry" pAs you review your investment portfolio to size up your current exposure to gold, keep one key point in mind: When it comes to profits, there’s no rush like a speculative gold rush./p pAnd that’s just what we have at hand./p pInflationary fears are on the march the world over. And most of those worries are due to the trillions of dollars in stimulus spending the world’s central bankers have engineered. Those worries about the pressure from rising prices a href="http://www.moneymorning.com/2009/07/09/investing-in-commodities/"are destined to cause the next big asset bubble/a./p pAnd the color of this particular bubble will be gold./p pThe irony here is that even though central bankers are the cause of a href="http://www.moneymorning.com/2009/07/16/gold-prices-5/"this looming bubble in gold prices/a, a higher gold price isn’t their objective./p pThey apparently believe#8230;/p/div

Gold Pushes Through $950

Doug Casey — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:01:32 +0000

p class="maintextDRP"Gold traded sideways through Hong Kong then shot north at the London open and remained range-bound between $951 and $953 for the rest of the day, finishing at $951.60/oz., up $3.60. For the week, gold is up 1.5%.br / Platinum sank in Hong Kong, falling to an intraday low of $1167 before adding back all the early losses and a bunch more over the rest of the trading day, closing at $1186/oz., up $11. For the week, platinum is up 1.2%./p pSilver developed the gentlest of upward trends early in London and rode that trend through the Globex, ending just off its intraday high at $13.87/oz., up 17 cents. For the week, silver is up 3.4%. (a class="textBold" href="javascript:openCharts();"Click here for charts/a)/p pAlthough profit-taking kept gold#8230;/p

Gold Takes a Step Back

Doug Casey — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:00:02 +0000

p class="maintextDRP"Gold didn’t do much through Hong Kong and London then showed some volatility in Comex trading, reaching an intraday high above $957 around 1 p.m. in New York and tumbling down from there through the Globex, finishing at its intraday low of $948.00/oz., down $3.10. Overnight, gold is little changed. br / Platinum started moving up in the Far East then developed a downward trend at the Hong Kong close and fell to an intraday low around $1169 just before 10 a.m. in New York, but clawed back from there to an intraday high of $1185 around 1 p.m. Eastern before falling off again, closing at $1175/oz., up $2. Overnight, platinum is trending lower./p pSilver traded flat most of the day, as a#8230;/p

Gold Holds Firm

Doug Casey — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:30:20 +0000

p class="maintextDRP"Gold traded sideways through Hong Kong and most of London then surged up to an intraday high of $953 at around 9 a.m. in New York only to completely erase the gains less than an hour later. From 10 a.m. through the Comex close gold showed a steep downward trend but reversed course and made up most of the day’s losses on the Globex, finishing at $949.00/oz., down $0.10. Overnight, gold has moved lower. br / Platinum fell off a cliff late in Hong Kong but clawed back early in New York only to get smacked down again beginning around 10 a.m. in New York and continuing through the Globex, closing at $1170/oz., down $11. Overnight, platinum is trending lower./p pSilver hit its#8230;/p

Silver Goes Swoosh

Doug Casey — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:00:07 +0000

pGold had another uneventful day. The slight downward trend that developed in London was erased before 10 a.m. on the Comex and the yellow metal stayed flat from there, finishing near where it started, at $937.70/oz., up $0.70. For the week, gold is up 2.7%. /p pPlatinum got a boost early in Hong Kong trading, then trended down until things got started in New York where the metal broke through resistance at $1170 to post a solid gain, closing at $1172/oz., up $11. For the week, platinum is up 6.1%./p pSilver’s chart yesterday resembles the Nike emswoosh/em symbol. After a curving downward trend through Hong Kong and London the metal went vertical in the early hours of Comex trading, but then tapered off,#8230;/p

Blah Day for Gold

Contrarian Profits — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:30:06 +0000

pGold developed a slight upward trend late in Hong Kong and rode that trend mostly sideways through the end of the day to a marginal gain. The yellow metal closed at $925.30/oz., up $4.50. Overnight, gold is up sharply. /p pPlatinum’s graph looked quite similar to gold yesterday, as the precious metal developed what looked like the gentlest of trends in the black but managed to tack on quite a bit before all was said and done, ending the day at $1129/oz., up $16. Overnight, platinum is way up./p pSilver rounded out what ended up being a solid but uneventful day for the precious metals by showing the same slight trend as gold and platinum, ending at $12.87/oz., up 4 cents. Overnight, silver#8230;/p

Still Some Life Left to Gold and Silver

Doug Casey — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:00:45 +0000

pFor the week ending 10 July 2009, it seems to have been almost all down hill since I last posted my commentary two weeks ago. Gold and silver bullion as well as stocks have broken on the down side but there is still some life left. Let’s get at today’s assessment./p pstrongGOLD/strong/p pstrongLONG TERM/strong/p p/p pBefore getting into the weekly commentary, some comments on the head and shoulder pattern. I have had several readers who have pointed out reverse head and shoulder patterns in gold, one a long term and one of an intermediate term basis. I believe there have been some experts that have shown the same pattern recently. I had shown a long term gold chart in my commentary for the week#8230;/p

‘Summer Inertia’ Hits Gold

Doug Casey — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:30:28 +0000

pGold traded mostly sideways yesterday. Apart from a $10 jump up towards the end of Comex trading and then an equal slide down early on the Globex, it was a tame day. The yellow metal closed at $912.30/oz., up $3.20. Overnight, gold is trending lower. br / Platinum took off late in Hong Kong yesterday, adding about $16. The rest of the day it trended slightly down to end at $1106/oz., up $9. Overnight, platinum is little changed./p pSilver didn’t do much through Hong Kong, but started a roller coaster ride in London that lasted through the Globex only to end the day little changed at $12.82/oz., down 3 cents. Overnight, silver is trending lower. (a class="textBold" href="javascript:openCharts();"Click here for charts/a)/p p“Summer inertia” has hit gold-market#8230;/p

Gold Slips, Platinum Dips as Dollar Firms

Contrarian Profits — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:30:00 +0000

pGold fell in Europe on Wednesday and platinum dropped below $1,100 an ounce for the first time since May 18 as the dollar firmed against the euro, making precious metals more expensive for holders of other currencies./p pHard commodities weakened across the board, hit by global economic concerns and worries a potential clampdown on speculation in U.S. energy and commodity trading could hurt buying of the asset class./p pSpot gold slipped to a low of $915.20 an ounce and was bid at $918.00 an ounce at 1414 GMT, against $923.30 an ounce late in New York on Tuesday. Meanwhile platinum was at $1,109 an ounce from $1,132, having touched a low of $1,099./p pThe dollar climbed broadly as growing risk aversion prompted buying of the#8230;/p

Precious Metals Edge Lower

Doug Casey — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:00:05 +0000

p class="maintextDRP"Gold had a day of wild sentiment swings to little ultimate effect on Tuesday, originally drifting lower in the far East, spiking sharply in early London trading to its intraday high of $932, falling to the noon hour in New York, rallying back to the end of the Comex, and finally selling off again on the Globex to finish at $924.10/oz., down 80 cents. Overnight, gold has slipped lower. br / Platinum traded between $1130 and $1150 from Hong Kong through the New York day, eventually settling near the low end of the range at $1133/oz., down $11. Overnight, platinum is sharply lower./p pSilver bumped up to $13.35 just before New York opened, but that was all she wrote as the metal drifted#8230;/p

Precious Metals Retreat

Doug Casey — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:00:06 +0000

p class="maintextDRP"Gold was flat until the mid-point of the Hong Kong session on Monday, fell steadily from there to a low of $920 in the second hour of Comex trading, then rallied modestly through the rest of the day to regain a little lost ground and finish at $924.90/oz., down $3.90 from Thursday. Overnight, gold is slightly higher. br / Platinum plummeted from the far East to the New York open, then traded rangebound between $1140 and $1150 through the day, ending at $1144/oz., down $39. Overnight, platinum has been flat./p pSilver plunged from its $13.40 peak in Hong Kong to as low as $12.98 in New York’s first hour, then staged a powerful comeback to the noon hour that left it just short#8230;/p

Precious Metals Pounded Again

Doug Casey — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:00:28 +0000

p class="maintextDRP"Gold was flat until just before the London open on Thursday, then commenced a long, slow slide that continued until the noon hour in New York, with a bottom at $926 before some uninspired late day buying pushed it to a finish at $928.80/oz., down $11.50. For the week, gold lost 1%. br / Platinum tightly rangebound all day, bouncing between $1180 and $1190, finally coming to rest at $1183/oz., down $16. For the week, platinum dropped 1.2%./p pSilver was virtually unchanged two hours into London trading, but fell off into the first hour in New York, briefly dipping below $13.30 before inching back over it and going flat as a pancake the rest of the day to close at $13.35/oz., down 35#8230;/p

Precious Metals Battered

Doug Casey — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:36:44 +0000

pGold held in positive territory until the first hour of New York trading on Tuesday, then really hit the skids, plummeting nearly $20 by late morning before inching forward through the rest of the day, finally finishing at $926.60/oz., down $10.70. Overnight, gold has been trending higher. br / Platinum had a nice peak just after New York opened, almost making it back past $1200, but its fall was even more precipitous, a nearly $35 plunge that took it all the way back to $1165 before a little later-day buying returned it to $1175/oz., down $8. Overnight, platinum has edged higher./p pSilver pushed past $14.10 at the London open, but that was all she wrote, as it dropped slowly to mid-morning in New#8230;/p

Gold Running in Place

Doug Casey — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:11:12 +0000

p class="maintextDRP"Gold had a very inconclusive day on Monday, rising from the far East to a peak of $942 in early New York trading, then plunging back to $934 at mid-morning, before moving in fits and starts through the rest of the day, to finish at $937.30/oz., down $1.70. Overnight, gold is trending higher. /p p class="maintextDRP"Platinum peaked at $1195 in Hong Kong, but traded rangebound between $1180 and $1190 for the bulk of the day, ending at $1183/oz., down $14. Overnight, platinum is pushing higher./p pSilver hit its high for the day, $14.10, early on, then declined straight through with only a few temporary blips up, and closed at its intraday low of $13.84/oz., down 23 cents. Overnight, silver is sharply higher. (a class="textBold" href="javascript:openCharts();"Click#8230;/a/p

Precious Metals Do Little

Doug Casey — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:00:31 +0000

pGold had a very dull day on Friday, rising from Hong Kong through to the first hour in New York, peaking at $948, then getting sold off to the noon hour, where it bottomed at $937, then going essentially flat to the finish at $939.00/oz., up all of 10 cents. For the week, gold tacked on just over half a percent. br / Platinum pushed as high as $1210 in European trading, but fell gently from there to the noon hour, before leveling off the rest of the day to end at $1197/oz., up $12. For the week, platinum dropped a third of a percent./p pSilver rose from the far East to the open in New York, topping out at $14.30, then also#8230;/p

Precious Metals Do Little

Doug Casey — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:00:31 +0000

Deflation And What We Are Doing About It

David Taggart — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:25:08 +0000

We decided that it was worth sharing our views of the inflation/deflation debate with all of our readers. In our weekly newsletter we are already positioned to take advantage of some of the current as well as potential trends that will benefit from our scenario. The following are our views on different parts of the puzzle [...]

Platinum Catches a Spark

Doug Casey — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:00:30 +0000

p class="maintextDRP"Gold was dead flat until an hour before New York opened on Thursday, at which point it commenced a daylong rally that pushed it higher, albeit not very dramatically, as it plodded to a finish at $938.90/oz., up $6.80. Overnight, gold is trending higher. /p pPlatinum finally constructed a solid day, adding $20 during the Comex session and ending at $1185/oz., up $27. Overnight, platinum is pushing higher./p pSilver buyers kept appearing after every selling spell, slowly inching the metal higher, and it closed just off its intraday highs at $13.99/oz., up 16 cents. Overnight, silver is sharply. (a class="textBold" href="javascript:openCharts();"Click here for charts/a)/p pA strong day for platinum, though hardly a banner one for the other precious metals. Nevertheless, gold and silver both finished#8230;/p

Precious Metals Little Changed Again

Doug Casey — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:45:18 +0000

p class="maintextDRP"Gold was near flat until the New York open on Wednesday, at which point it took off, shooting up $15 to $941, but that proved to be the high for the day, as the metal sold off through the Comex and early Globex before leveling off to finish at $931.00/oz., up $4.20. Overnight, gold is little changed. /p pPlatinum was tightly rangebound, spending most of the day between $1160 and $1170, before dipping a little to end at $1158/oz., down a buck. Overnight, platinum is sharply higher./p pSilver went on a wild rollercoaster ride, spiking up to $14.10 in early Comex trading, then hitting the same price again before falling precipitously into the afternoon, rallying and selling off one more time to#8230;/p

Precious Metals Go Soft

Doug Casey — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:30:53 +0000

pGold fell below $915 at the mid-point of Hong Kong trading on Tuesday, but that proved to be the low for the day, as the metal rallied from there to the New York open, went flat until mid-morning, when it sold off again, but then pushed higher to the end of the Comex before leveling off through the Globex to finish at $925.80/oz., up $3.20. Overnight, gold has been pushing higher. br / Platinum followed up Monday’s beating with a dead flat day, as it never strayed from the $1150-1170 range and ended in the middle at $1159/oz., down a buck. Overnight, platinum is trending higher./p pSilver traced out almost exactly the same path as gold, closing at $13.81/oz., up 11 cents. Overnight,#8230;/p

Commodities Tell Us the World Wont Stop Turning in a Financial Crisis

Dan Denning — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:03:26 +0000

pCan you believe it#8217;s already June? What a month May was for commodities. They are Lazarus, come from the dead to tell us all that the world will not stop turning if there is a financial crisis in the West. Or something like that./p pIf we#8217;re using numbers instead of metaphors, we#8217;d say the CRB Reuters/Jeffries Index had its biggest monthly rally in 34 years. It was up 14% on the month. That was the best performance since July of 1974./p pA monthly performance like that can only mean one thing. We#8217;re just not sure what one thing it is. It could mean commodities have rebounded from being oversold, as they were in late 2008. It could mean that markets are less#8230;/p

Mercator Minerals Warrants: Potential Ten-Baggers?

Lorimer Wilson — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:02:16 +0000

By Guest Author: Harold Clifford www.PreciousMetalsWarrants.com and www.InsidersInsights.com Extraordinary Times Present Rare Opportunities The 2008 once-in-a-lifetime general stock market meltdown brought panic and forced liquidation to all market sectors, and in particular pummeled junior mining share prices by 80 – 90% or more, creating once-in-a-lifetime values for discerning investors. During this monumental sell-off, shares of junior [...]

Leverage Potential of Many Mining Sector Warrants Unprecedented

Lorimer Wilson — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:57:07 +0000

By: Harold Clifford www.PreciousMetalsWarrants.com and www.InsidersInsights.com Extraordinary Times Present Rare Opportunities The 2008 once-in-a-lifetime general stock market meltdown brought panic and forced liquidation to all market sectors, and in particular pummeled junior mining share prices by 80 – 90% or more, creating once-in-a-lifetime values for discerning investors. During this monumental sell-off, shares of junior miners that had [...]

Gold, Climate Change and the Cap and Trade Revolution

Byron King — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:31:23 +0000

pLast week, I spent a full day in a seminar on climate change. It was a totally sober and professional seminar, sponsored by a group that specializes in continuing legal education for attorneys. I heard talks by a variety of lawyers, academics and regulators, mostly about how “the train has left the station” on climate change and carbon regulation. And wow… has that train ever steamed out. But did you ever hear the conductor call, “All Aboard?” This is a critical matter and here’s the takeaway point: emWe’re about to see an UTTER TRANSFORMATION of the U.S. economy/em./p pYour life will be regulated — directly and surely indirectly — by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), mostly through its powers under the#8230;/p

Gold Steady as Dollar Retreats, Risk Aversion Buoys

Contrarian Profits — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:00:43 +0000

pGold tracked back from its lows on Thursday as the dollar retreated from earlier highs, with worse-than-expected U.S. macro data and weaker European equity markets fuelling doubts a recent winning streak was sustainable. /p p Higher-than-expected U.S. jobless claims and producer prices data helped precious metals erase larger losses from earlier in the day.br / /p p This followed a fall in U.S. retail sales data on Wednesday, which dented sentiment that had boosted equity and commodity markets and signalled the economy#8217;s troubles were far from over. /p p Spot gold was at $925.55 per ounce at 1407 GMT, from $925.45 late in New York on Wednesday, when it touched a six-week high on buying by gold-backed exchange-traded funds. /p p #8220;The jobs data is worse than forecast,#8221; said James#8230;/p

GLD Gold ETF and SLV Silver ETF

David Taggart — Thu, 14 May 2009 11:22:19 +0000

We were long precious metals coming into 2009 as gold, silver, and even platinum were climbing higher. Eventually we got stopped out as the group consolidated for the next three months. The last two weeks gold and silver have been able to breakout of the consolidation and is once again in an uptrend. We went [...]

Gold Stocks – the Best Strategy for Portfolio Building

Contrarian Profits — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:25:19 +0000

pOctober 27, 2008 was the gold mining sector’s Black Monday, the day nearly every stock hit rock bottom. Hindsight makes it plain they got caught in the violent deleveraging that sucked down every equities market in the world./p pThe broader markets were of course making year-to-date lows at the same time, and unlike gold stocks, they continued falling after a short intermission. In fact, the Dow fell 2,000 points after Obama was elected. In sharp contrast, the mining stocks went on a tear. Between November ’08 and January ’09, many of our BIG GOLD picks made substantial gains, rising anywhere from 45% to 149%./p pThis good news isn’t the whole story, of course; many mining stocks saw percentage losses greater than the#8230;/p

Precious Metals Pounded

Doug Casey — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:13:41 +0000

p class="maintextDRP"Gold was initially lower in Hong Kong but traded flat through to the New York open on Tuesday, at which point it plunged about $13 in a half-hour, before riding a gently rising uptrend for the rest of the day, to finish at $893.30/oz., down $12.90. Overnight, gold is slightly higher. /p pPlatinum fared very poorly again, falling from the overseas markets through the first hour in New York, to as low as $1070 before catching a slight updraught, then trading sideways for the rest of the day, and ending at $1091, down $49. Overnight, platinum has been flat./p pSilver also traded sideways through Hong Kong after an early plunge, then got taken down through London to late in the New York#8230;/p

Golden Opportunities and Your Options

Contrarian Profits — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:19:22 +0000

pOur experts have cranked it up to high gear and have dug into some of the most controversial topics ema href="http://www.investmentu.com/" class="alinks_links"Investment U/a/em has covered recently. Like investing in gold./p pGold has been an incredibly hot topic over the past few months. On one side, it looks cheap from an inflationary perspective, and on the other, overpriced. Our own Louis Basenese even suggesting that we should consider shorting gold. The debate has ranged on our message boards pro and con…/p pBut regardless of its short-term movement, we recommend holding 5% of any portfolio in precious metals - like gold. So what emis/em the best way to accomplish this? We found a number of ways to do just that./p pstrongThe Best Ways for Investing in Gold /strong/p pstrongRick Rule,#8230;/strong/p

Gold Firms, Platinum Climbs to Six-month High

Contrarian Profits — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:16:12 +0000

pGold ticked higher in volatile trade on Thursday, underpinned by improving investment appetite and gains in other commodities such as oil and metals and despite the dollar rising against the euro. /p pPlatinum touched its highest in six months as dollar weakness over the past couple of days prompted industrial and bargain-hunting buying, lifting palladium by nearly 6 percent to its highest in over four months./p p But analysts said with sales sharply down in the auto sector, the main consumer of platinum, the rally lacked fundamentals to support it and was seen short-lived. /p p Spot gold rose to $938.00 per ounce at 1541 GMT, up from $933.15 an ounce late in New York on Wednesday. Oil hit its highest in four months while#8230;/p

Altius Minerals (TSX: ALS): Stock of the Day

Alexander Green — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:08:57 +0000

pIn the rocky hills of northern Canada, companies are scathing the landscape in search of the next gold fortune. One minerals exploration company has found a strip of land that is showing anywhere from .2 ounces to 9.8 ounces per ton of the yellow metal. And make no mistake, 9.8 ounces of gold is simply HUGE./p pBut it gets even better than that. This gold find happens to be just one of the half-dozen gold projects this company currently has in the works. And with one government bailout after the next, the prospects for gold and other precious metals as safe havens will only grow./p pThat’s why today we are recommending strongAltius Minerals/strong (TSX: a href="http://www.google.com/finance?q=ALS" target="_blank"ALS/a). Based in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador,#8230;/p

How You Can Win with Silver

Contrarian Profits — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:51:18 +0000

pLeaving your money under your mattress isn’t exactly the safest bet. It doesn’t take a mathematician to figure out that government stimulus plans, bank bailouts, and lower interest rates all add up to inflation. If more money is circulating due to new spending measures, the value of each dollar –including the money under your mattress– goes down./p pThat’s why the greatest inflation fighter in the world is under stress. Of course, we’re talking about gold. Gold is– and always has been– the safest place to put your cash. It has been traded as currency, stockpiled to backup paper money (think Fort Knox), and hedge spend-happy governments. Today, its hedging attribute is important./p pOver the past few months, it’s become more and more#8230;/p

It’s Not Too Late to Buy Gold

Byron King — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:37:51 +0000

pIt#8217;s a recession but Byron King tells us that it is not too late for gold investing. He has been encouraging gold bugs for over ten years now. Here he explains why owning gold and silver is the safest way to weather out this economic storm. /p pThis from Byron:/p blockquotepAsset classes go up and down. Precious metals are, of course, another asset class. They move with the economic tides. In the past 30 years, gold has rocketed up and plummeted down./p pAt several points in the past 30 years, things were so bad that gold sellers were like the proverbial Maytag repairman. They led lives of quiet desperation about which no one cared. Because like the late Rodney Dangerfield, gold got no#8230;/p/blockquote

The Golden Phoenix

Sean Brodrick — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:07:06 +0000

I'm writing this from Phoenix, as the Cambridge House Resource Investment Conference and Silver Summit winds to a close. The bullishness on gold and silver has such a tangible presence that I half-expect to find shiny, yellow hoof prints in the hallways! ...

Richard Lehman Steven Katzman on Wealth Wisdom Part 3

Jim Musselwhite — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:31:50 +0000

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Richard Lehman & Steven Katzman on Wealth & Wisdom Part 3

Dan Hassey is our featured guest once again Wealth Wisdom

Jim Musselwhite — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 07:52:40 +0000

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Dan talks about the forecast for the 2009 year.

Brian Chait returns as our guest on Wealth Wisdom

Jim Musselwhite — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:33:29 +0000

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Brian Chait returns as our guest on Wealth & Wisdom

John Peri is our featured guest on Wealth Wisdom

Jim Musselwhite — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:52:43 +0000

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John Peri is our featured guest on Wealth & Wisdom

Brian Chait is our guest on Wealth Wisdom

Jim Musselwhite — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:52:43 +0000

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Brian Chait is our guest on Wealth & Wisdom

Ned Schmidt is our guest on Wealth Wisdom

Jim Musselwhite — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 06:31:46 +0000

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Ned Schmidt is our guest on Wealth & Wisdom. He talks abou tgold and the increasing need to own it.

Dan Levine is our featured guest on Wealth Wisdom

Jim Musselwhite — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:52:44 +0000

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Dan Levine is our featured guest on Wealth & Wisdom

Anchor Funding appears on Wealth Wisdom

Jim Musselwhite — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:16:40 +0000

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Anchor Funding appears on Wealth & Wisdom

Company spotlight: Kenmare Resources plc

Jason G. Wulterkens — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:04:46 +0000

Kenmare Resources plc is quoted on the official lists of the Irish and London Stock Exchanges (London:KMR). Its principal activities center on the exploration for commercial deposits of natural resources and the development and operation of mines. For example, the firm’s main asset is the Moma Titanium Minerals Mine, located on the coast [...]

Irv Slosberg is our guest on Wealth & Wisdom

Jim Musselwhite — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:33:21 +0000

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Irv Slosberg talks about his time as a state representative and his other business ventures after his time in office.

Feed the World – and Boost Returns – Don Coxe

John Lee — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:44:24 +0000

ONCE A WEEK, LOADS OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS DROP whatever they're doing to tune in to Donald Coxe's strategy conference calls. Small wonder. With a keen sense of history and wry sense of humor...

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The Problem With Deleveraging – John Mauldin

John Lee — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:37:07 +0000

In general, we consider it a good thing to save money and to "owe no man anything save love." But what happens when a debt-happy society wakes up and decides that saving is a good thing for everybody?

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Obama to the Rescue? – John Browne

John Lee — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:50:53 +0000

Having received 62.5 million votes, Barack Obama has earned a spectacular personal victory and a clear mandate to bring some form of change to the United States . Obama's decisive and masterly election campaign...

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Where the Wild Cats Howl, Part II – Adrian Ash

John Lee — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:03:48 +0000

The INVESTMENT TRUST MANUAL for 1928 "was a little book," reports Robert L.Smitley in his Popular Financial Delusions .

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Philippe Guttieres on the Wealth & Wisdom Show

Jim Musselwhite — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:55:10 +0000

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Philippe Guttieres talks about the new ventures in multimedia from a golbal point of view.

Richard Lehman is back for another appearence on Wealth & Wisdom

Jim Musselwhite — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:55:10 +0000

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Richard Lehman continues his discussion with James DiGeorgia.

Zinc to Shine from 2-year Doldrums: featuring Donner Metals – John Lee

John Lee — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:16:48 +0000

Centuries before zinc was discovered in the metallic form, its ores were used for making brass and zinc compounds, its ores were used for healing wounds and sore eyes.

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Marco Polo Goes West – Adrian Ash

John Lee — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:12:20 +0000

CREATING MONEY from nothing to try and keep the economy stoked is far from a modern invention.

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Richard Lehman on Wealth & Wisdom

Jim Musselwhite — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:53:57 +0000

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Richard Lehman appears on Wealth & Wisdom

Ken Arnold & Alex Moskovitz appear on Wealth & Wisdom

Jim Musselwhite — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:53:54 +0000

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They discuss accounts receivable and cash flow normalization services for community associations.

Capitalism Without Capital? – Ron Paul

John Lee — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:01:36 +0000

It has been long understood that our federal government is going deeper into debt, consistently raising the debt ceiling and demonstrating no fiscal restraint. In recent years, debt ceiling increases have been ...

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Gold Slips as World Equities Leap Again – Adrian Ash

John Lee — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:59:13 +0000

SPOT GOLD PRICES slid from an overnight rally as the US opening drew near on Tuesday, trading 3% lower against most major currencies from this time last week while world stock markets continued...

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Sebastein DuFort is our featured guest on Wealth & Wisdom

Jim Musselwhite — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:34:33 +0000

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Sebastein DuFort discusses the many uses and ways to recycle petroleum byproducts.

Daniel Bates is our featured guest on Wealth & Wisdom

Jim Musselwhite — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:53:49 +0000

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Daniel Bates discusses the beach restoration and other topics related to preserving the environment.

Gold Leaps to New Record Highs on 0.5% Cut to World Interest Rates – Adrian Ash

John Lee — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:12:00 +0000

SPOT GOLD PRICES leapt once again in London trade on Wednesday, reaching $915 an ounce for US investors as the US Federal Reserve led a co-ordinated cut of 0.5% to major world interest rates. br>br>a href="http://new.goldmau.com/article.php?id=820">Continue reading/a>

Roger Wiegand: Predicting a “Severe Bull Market” for Gold

The Gold Report — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:35:08 +0000

Seeing beyond the blind curves of bailouts and meltdowns takes the keen vision of a veteran market observer, Roger Wiegand, Editor of Trader Tracks. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Wiegand predicts a “severe bull market” for gold that will include both juniors and seniors. He advises selective buying and names several of [...]

High Gold Prices “Here to Stay” as Financial Panic Sees Socialists Fight to Save Capitalism – Adrian Ash

John Lee — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:20:27 +0000

THE PRICE OF SPOT GOLD bounced 1.6% from an overnight low of $860 on Wednesday, steadying at $876 an ounce as Western stock markets ticked higher despite a raft of miserable Eurozone data.

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Betting on Financial Armageddon – John Mauldin

John Lee — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:37:25 +0000

My Dad used to tell me there is no accounting for standards when looking at something that seemed odd. Today, we have faulty standards for accounting that are ripping apart the fabric of the world's economy.br>br>a href="http://new.goldmau.com/article.php?id=724">Continue reading/a>

Gold Extends 13% Gain as Investors “Seek Transparency” with Physical Metal – Adrian Ash

John Lee — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:36:54 +0000

GOLD PRICES extended last week's 13% gain early Monday, nearing Wednesday's six-week high of $892 per ounce as the US Dollar tumbled on the foreign exchanges and world stock markets retreated from Friday's "big bail out" surge.

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Gold Thoughts – Ned W. Schmidt

John Lee — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:36:18 +0000

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury & Free Lunches has done Gold investors an incredible favor. While not benefiting immediately as did those owning bank stocks, we will over time.

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Silver Is the ONLY Asset that Is NOT Someone Else’s Liability – David Morgan

John Lee — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:34:37 +0000

Before sending me an e-mail telling me I am wrong, let me admit it!! I am WRONG -- silver is not the only asset that is not someone else's liability.

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Junior Mining Stock Crisis – Adam Hamilton

John Lee — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:24:54 +0000

Commodities investors were treated to an extraordinary event this week when gold skyrocketed 11.1% in a single trading day!

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The AIG Bailout: What’s Next? – Casey Research

John Lee — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:23:45 +0000

Sunday, Sept. 14: Secretary Paulson finally makes a brave decision; enough is enough, let Lehman go bust. After all, the federal government shouldn't be rescuing every financial institution that stumbles or should it?

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Gold up to $905: Finally, the Wait is Over

John Lee — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:14:05 +0000

The financial crisis is fast unfolding as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, AIG, Lehman, Merrill Lynch, Washington Mutual and Wachovia are joining Countrywide, Bear Stearns and company in their disappearing acts.

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Dr Gruss appear on Wealth & Wisdom without Commercial

Jim Musselwhite — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:55:35 +0000

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Dr Gruss appear on Wealth & Wisdom

Dan Hassey is our featured guest on Wealth & Wisdom

Jim Musselwhite — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:36:23 +0000

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Dan Hassey is our featured guest on Wealth & Wisdom. He discusses the economic situation with oil and gold.

David Menlow is the featured guest on Wealth & Wisdom

Jim Musselwhite — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:25:33 +0000

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David Menlow is the featured guest on Wealth & Wisdom. He discusses IPOs with the Market Guys.

Martin Weiss is the featured guest on Wealth & Wisdom

Jim Musselwhite — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:55:07 +0000

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Martin Weiss is the featured guest on Wealth & Wisdom.

Dr Michael Urban is the featured guest on Wealth & Wisdom

Jim Musselwhite — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:55:05 +0000

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Dr Michael Urban is the featured guest on Wealth & Wisdom. He talks about internal medicine.

Michael Gora appears on the Wealth & Wisdom Show

Jim Musselwhite — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:55:03 +0000

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Michael Gora appears on the Wealth & Wisdom Show to discuss the law in regards to his field.

Mohan is our guest on the Wealth & Wisdom Show

Jim Musselwhite — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:35:42 +0000

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Congressman Tim Mahoney appears on the Wealth & Wisdom Show

Jim Musselwhite — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:35:42 +0000

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Congressman Tim Mahoney appears on the Wealth & Wisdom Show. He discusses a variety of topic that are relevant to South Florida.

Is this a bottom for the U.S. Dollar? – David Cai

John Lee — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:32:36 +0000

Is the recent upward movement in the dollar a signal that it has bottomed out, and will now move back to a higher level? Or is it just a bull trap for those who are long the dollar?

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Gold Firms Post-Fed – Peter A. Grant

John Lee — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:48:30 +0000

Gold has firmed in the wake of Tuesday's Fed decision to hold steady on interest rates. An uptick in oil prices, along with a slightly easier dollar are helping to support the yellow metal. br>br>a href="http://new.goldmau.com/article.php?id=416">Continue reading/a>

The Looming Federal Default: Sooner or Later? – Gary North

John Lee — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:29:57 +0000

When interviewed, they say they think the systems are going to go bust, but they do not change their behavior and save more. They save less. Today, household saving as a percentage of household discretionary income is negative. Americans are borrowing to maintain their lifestyles. br>br>a href="http://new.goldmau.com/article.php?id=415">Continue reading/a>

UAE dropping its 30-year USD peg next year

John Lee — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:44:05 +0000

The United Arab Emirates dirham will appreciate 5 percent in 2009 as faster inflation in the Gulf state forces the central bank to ditch its 30-year peg to the dollar peg next year, according to CFC Seymour Ltd.

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Top fund managers socked by financial bets

John Lee — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:58:57 +0000

A two-day rally aside, the beating that financial stocks have taken lately have knocked out some top money managers and their brand-name mutual funds.

No champ has endured more pain than Bill Miller of Legg Mason Value Trust (LMVTX). Until 2006, Miller held the distinction of beating the S&P 500 for 15 consecutive calendar years, but lately the fund has struggled.

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China’s GDP grew to 13.06 Trillion Yuan

John Lee — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:22:59 +0000

China's economy grew at the slowest pace since 2005, handing more ammunition to Chinese officials calling for reduced gains by the yuan as the export outlook dims.

Gross domestic product rose 10.1 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, down from 10.6 percent in the first, the statistics bureau said today in Beijing. Consumer prices rose 7.1 percent in June, slowing from 7.7 percent in May.

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Bernanke: GSEs in no danger of failing

John Lee — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:04:31 +0000

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are in "no danger of failing."

The Fed chief made his remarks to the House Financial Services Committee, his second day on Capitol Hill where he briefed lawmakers on the problems plaguing the economy.

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Analyst warns on Wachovia amid more bank worries

John Lee — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:06:07 +0000

The situation is increasingly bleak for Wachovia Corp. and the bank's mortgage portfolio will continue to lose value, "seriously jeopardizing" the company's ability to generate earnings, an influential analyst warned on Tuesday.

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Leads, Zinc And Aluminium In China

Raymond Teo — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:52:44 +0000

Where has the resources boom gone? I don’t mean the one driven by iron ore or coal, nor oil, but by surging demand from China, India and the rest of the emerging world? Warning bells are sounding in metals markets and there is every indication that even in China, there are some rough times ahead. The shares [...]