Gold Speaks

Gold prices have softened of late, but reasons for buying gold haven’t changed, says Adrian Day, president of investment firm Adrian Day Asset Management. He tells Marketwatch’s Jonathan Burton that political and economic concerns will fuel gold prices. Originally from MarketWatch

With the eurozone poised on a knife edge, it seems gold investors are having to try and decide on which side it is likely to fall. Originally from Mineweb – Daily news headlines

With the eurozone poised on a knife edge, its seems gold investors are having to try and decide on which side it is likely to fall. Originally from Mineweb – Daily news headlines

Jeff Clark, BIG GOLD writes: This may sound sensationalistic, but I think the odds are very high that, on average, gold producers will sell in the $200 range before this bull market is over. With most of them trading between $20 and $40, the returns could be tremendous. And while the typical junior won’t reach [...]

Of late we’ve seen clever moves by some precious metals mining companies to link the dividends they pay to the income they achieve on a quarterly basis. These include Silver Wheaton, Newmont, Hecla – no doubt to be followed by many more. Why have they decided to do this? The answer goes back to why [...]

Will the winter of discontent with gold mining stocks turn to glorious summer with improved dividend policies? Originally from Mineweb – Daily news headlines

Earlier this month, the Federal Open Market Committee released its latest statement regarding the economy. Although there were some differences in the November statement, the Fed’s view on inflation is consistently different from reality. As consumers already know, inflation is on the rise. Protecting themselves by allocating a portion of their portfolio in gold may [...]

Pan American Silver struggled with 3Q silver, gold and base metals production at its Peruvian operations, forcing a wide-ranging reduction in 2011 silver and base metals guidance. Originally from Mineweb – Daily news headlines

Sean Egan, of Egan Jones, appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box this morning to pay penance for his truthiness and daring to open investor’s eyes to the reality we are facing. Jes Sean, dont hold back. These events will sink the EURO, thus USD will rally and gold down (yes this is true), these event are [...]

While gold might be enjoying its safe-haven status, investors warn that should Europe’s sovereign debt crisis result in a drying-up of the region’s money markets, all commodities, including gold, will suffer. Originally from Mineweb – Daily news headlines

Gold is in a bull market and so are the gold stocks despite their struggle as a group to outperform Gold. This is nothing new though. We’ve written about this in the past and Steve Saville has before us. Nevertheless, the miners are in a secular bull market and investors need to pick better stocks [...]

As we have previously discussed, the gold miners continue to lag behind bullion prices. In the past six months, the SPDR Gold Shares ETF has increased by nearly 10%, while the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF has declined by 5%. The disconnect continues as traders feel uneasy about equities and elevated gold prices. When it [...]