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What the Fed's Latest Decision Means for Investors
Marc Courtenay submits: The Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee held a key interest rate steady on Tuesday in an effort to supposedly nurse the economy back to health. This is apparently to be done without further exacerbating inflation. The decision by the U.S. central bank leaves the benchmark...
Tags: US Market, Gold, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Streettracks Gold Trust, Hecla Mining Co., IShares Silver Trust
External links 2008-08-06
Carbon Prices Fall Along with Oil and Other Commodities
Mike Havrilla submits: Carbon prices as measured by Certified Emissions Reductions or CERs have declined by 24% since peaking in early July. The fall in carbon prices mirrors that of energy commodities such as oil and other commodities such as precious/industrial metals and agricultural products.On the European Climate Exchange,...
Tags: Materials/Industrials, Streettracks Gold Trust, IShares Silver Trust, United States Oil Fund LP
External links 2008-08-06
Silver Wheaton: A Hidden Gem
One of the most dynamic companies I have ever come across is a hidden gem. Silver Wheaton SLW should be a core position in everyone's portfolio for the following reasons. The first reason is obviously valuation - I mean this is the stock market after all. It...
Tags: Gold & Precious Metals, Hyperinflation, IShares Silver Trust
External links 2009-07-01
On Shorting Gold and Silver, Unemployment, and Taxpayer Backed Loans
Economic Disconnect submits: Unemployment Graphical AnalysisWhile there are many ways to gauge unemployment, a great parameter to look at was brought up by David Rosenberg in a piece published over at The Big Picture click for larger view: Number of Unemployed per Number of Job OpeningsI can back this...
Tags: US Market, Economic Disconnect, Streettracks Gold Trust, IShares Silver Trust
External links 2009-07-02
4 Reasons to Consider the Silver ETF
Tom Lydon ETF Trends submits: As commodities continue to remain attractive, what is driving the increased demand of silver and its ETFs? Devangi Josji for the Economic Times states that rising industrial usage and a rebound in investment is what is making silver attractive. by Tom Lydon
Tags: ETF, Tom Lydon, IShares Silver Trust
External links 2009-07-02
Silver's Strength Waning
Hard Assets Investor submits: By Brad Zigler real-time Monetary Inflation per annum: 8.5% There's a little bit of tarnish on silver now. Silver spent the first five months of 2009 building strength against gold. The gold/silver ratio, which started the year at 80-to-1, slumped to a 61 multiple at...
Tags: Gold & Precious Metals, Hard Assets Investor, IShares Silver Trust
External links 2009-07-02
Why German Customers at Austrian Banks Are Suddenly Silver Bulls
The Prudent Investor submits: It has become rare under ever tightening money transfer laws - allegedly because this helps fight "terrorism" - to be able to issue an alert that may help those cautious Germans who survived the market's tsunami of 2008 to repatriate money from...
Tags: Gold & Precious Metals, The Prudent Investor, IShares Silver Trust
External links 2009-07-05
COMEX's $2.78M Error
The Commodity Exchange Inc. Metal Warehouse Statistics report for July 2nd activity showed a rather glaring error being admitted by the Delaware Depository, one of the four COMEX silver depositories. Of the 118 million ounces of silver being stored in these four warehouses, the Delaware Depository is responsible for about...
Tags: Gold & Precious Metals, Ed Zimmer, IShares Silver Trust
External links 2009-07-07
Gold May Hit $1,100 in 2010 - Canaccord
FP Trading Desk submits: The price of gold and silver is set to hit new highs in 2010 due to unprecedented financial conditions around the world, Canaccord Adams says. Wendell Zerb, analyst with Canaccord, is maintaining a possible peak gold price of $1,100 per ounce set in February, but...
Tags: Gold & Precious Metals, FP Trading Desk, Streettracks Gold Trust, IShares Silver Trust
External links 2009-07-08
The Silver Indexed Bond
Silver investors over the last seven years have been on a rollercoaster ride as silver has bucked like a bronco to move between various price extremes with a rapidity not often seen in other asset classes. by Roland Watson
Tags: Gold & Precious Metals, Roland Watson, IShares Silver Trust
External links 2009-07-01
Despite Lower Prices, Gold and Silver ETFs Stay Appealing
Tom Lydon ETF Trends submits: The demand for precious metals is still healthy among investors, especially with ETFs. Both related ETFs have had record highs this month alone. In June, both silver and gold consolidated. However, this has not hindered the popularity of either of the safe-haven metals. Adam...
Tags: ETF, Tom Lydon, Streettracks Gold Trust, IShares Silver Trust
External links 2009-06-30
Precious Metals Update
Mark O'Byrne submits: Gold Gold was trading in the mid $930s in Tokyo overnight but buying in Europe this morning took it over the $940 level. With increasing concerns regarding the sustainability of the fabled "green shoots" and whether the recent recovery in equity markets can be...
Tags: Gold & Precious Metals, GoldCore, Streettracks Gold Trust, IShares Silver Trust
External links 2009-06-29
On a Gold Price Move Higher, Silver Price Will Follow
The Aft Deck submits: Gold Price Close Friday : 940.70 Gold Price Close 19th of June: 935.6 Change: 5.10 or 0.5% Silver Price Close Friday: 14.128 Silver Price Close 19th of June: 14.189 Change: -6.10 cents or -0.4% by The Aft Deck
Tags: Gold & Precious Metals, The Aft Deck, Streettracks Gold Trust, IShares Silver Trust
External links 2009-06-28
On Gold and Silver Coin Shortages
Trace Mayer submits: What is price? Sure it is the ‘amount of money expected, required, or given in payment for something.’ But even that definition is too broad as it begs the question of expected or required by whom? Value, utility and price are all subject to...
Tags: Gold & Precious Metals, Trace Mayer, Streettracks Gold Trust, IShares Silver Trust
External links 2009-06-23
Precious Metals Likely to Shine Once Again
Przemyslaw Radomski submits: This essay is based on the Premium Update posted on June 20th, 2009 In my previous Premium Update I emphasized the meaning of sentiment and how one can analyze it to gain advantage over other market...
Tags: Gold & Precious Metals, Przemyslaw Radomski, Streettracks Gold Trust, IShares Silver Trust
External links 2009-06-22
Adding Up World Silver Stock
As of June 18, 2009, COMEX reported deposits of 119,313,877 toz of silver and iShares [[SLV]] reported 280,510,676 toz. Various published reports indicate that iShares holds about 2/3 of the entire world stock of silver, which would place world silver reserves around 420 moz. By that reckoning,...
Tags: Gold & Precious Metals, Ed Zimmer, IShares Silver Trust
External links 2009-06-21
The 600 Year Silver Bear Market
Sajal submits: The book "The Ascent of Money" actually talks in depth about the discovery of the New World Potosi mines by the Spaniards. Apparently, a great metal shortage was solved by this discovery. The Spanish ‘pieces of eight’ became the global reserve currency. But obviously this did not make...
Tags: Gold & Precious Metals, Sajal, Streettracks Gold Trust, IShares Silver Trust
External links 2009-06-18
History of Silver, Part III: Inventories Are Gone
Jeff Nielson submits: Read Part I and Part II For nearly 5,000 years, the price ratio between gold and silver has averaged approximately 15:1. This number is very close to the 17:1 ratio which represents the natural occurrence of the two elements in the Earth's crust. It is interesting to...
Tags: Gold & Precious Metals, Jeff Nielson, IShares Silver Trust
External links 2009-06-18
'The Wreck of the Hesperus' and the Meltdown of Global Monetary System
Jake Towne submits: Yesterday I was unpacking my books from China, a chore that took a few hours. I came upon a wonderfully illustrated, hardbound edition of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "The Wreck of the Hesperus." Unable to resist, I sat down and cracked it open – the copy is...
Tags: Financial, Jake Towne, Streettracks Gold Trust, IShares Silver Trust
External links 2009-07-10
Significant Silver Withdrawals from COMEX
Ending last week with nearly 119 million ounces of silver Moz in the four COMEX depositories, this week the word has been get your silver while you can. Slightly less than 2 million ounces of silver has been withdrawn from COMEX stocks in three days (July 6-8), with eligible...
Tags: Gold & Precious Metals, Ed Zimmer, IShares Silver Trust
External links 2009-07-10
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