By Andrey Dashkov, Casey Research Several legislative initiatives caught our attention recently. All of them are related to the monetary role of gold and range from proposals to return to the gold standard, to minting gold and silver as an alternative currency, to having all state transactions carried out in gold and silver coins, to permitting citizens to...

With gold and silver having risen so much in the past decade relative to paper currencies, it’s worth stopping every now and then to consider what could trip up the run that the precious metals have enjoyed.  Read on to learn what fundamentals would have to change in order for the gold bull to reverse direction… by David Galland, Managing...

Here’s a few indicators as to when the time to sell gold might be here from Terry Coxon.  After reading it, if you’d like a more local perspective then check out our previous article When will you know it’s time to sell gold?.  We give some NZ focused thoughts on the topic, a few of which are in alignment with Terry’s views. By Terry...

Weekly Wanderings 10 November 2010 This week, the main points in the precious metals news have been the continued rises in the prices of the metals, the adoption of QE2 by the Fed, and the statement by the Head of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, concerning gold’s role as part of the international monetary system. 1. Robert Zoellick speaks out 2. Fed adopts...

This week sees us at a very interesting point in the ongoing financial debacle which is unfolding around us. Once again, we need to take particular care with our investment activity, and take notice of pronouncements from trusted sources. Our trusted sources include Eric King, and by extension, those sources that Eric himself finds valuable and trustworthy. We...