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John Kaiser: The Allure of Bottom-Fishing
Source: Interviewed by Karen Roche, Publisher, The Gold Report  01/12/2010

The Gold Report: Your 2009 Bottom-Fish Index was up a hefty 299% in the last 12 months, and you've just released your 2010 index.

Trey Wasser: More Stars in the Mexican Precious Metals Universe (Part II)
Source: Interviewed by Karen Roche, Publisher, The Gold Report  01/11/2010

TGR: Why don't we start Part II with some of your current top picks in from the MSG Model?TW: Absolutely.

Silver Futures Reversal: Can 2008 Highs Be Taken Out?
Source: Donald W. Pendergast Jr., ETF Trading Partner  01/12/2010

Silver bulls have been rewarded for their patience during the recent selloff with a very strong bullish weekly reversal bar, one that also forms one end of a very nice uptrend line (see dotted blue line on the chart).

Currency Crisis Will Drive Gold
Source: Neil Charnock, GoldOz  01/11/2010

We have a really big flightless bird Down Under called the Emu.

Gold Resuming Historical Monetary Role as Anti-Currency
Source: Nick Barisheff, Bullion Management Group  01/11/2010

Each year for the past three years, I have returned to share perceptions about the precious metals industry and specifically about gold.

Market Meltdowns, Inflation, Protecting Capital & Trading Commodities
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  01/11/2010

The purpose in owning commodities like gold, silver and oil is to protect oneself from the effect of inflation that I believe will begin to assert itself in the coming months.

Nevada Still Offers Excellent Potential for Gold Assets
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  01/11/2010

Adam Graf, director of equity research for Dahlman Rose, suggests, that despite the dominance of Barrick Gold and Newmont Mining operations, "Nevada is still highly prospective for new mining investments.

Gold's Stellar Performance Set to Continue in 2010
Source: Mineweb, David Levenstein  01/11/2010

On Friday, as the markets around the world awaited the most important economic indicator—the U.

3 Reasons This Bubble Will Continue to Grow
Source: GoldSeek, Andrew Mickey  01/11/2010

Rallies and bubbles tend to last far longer and grow much larger than most anyone expects.

Gold Touches 5-Week High, Silver and Platinum Gain
Source: Proactive Investors  01/11/2010

Besides lifting crude oil, China's import and export update also gave a boost to precious metal prices by triggering fund buying, boosting demand and driving gold to a five-week high of US$1,156/oz, while silver and platinum reached US$18.

How Far Can China Push Up Gold Prices?
Source: Commodity Online, Sreekumar Raghavan  01/11/2010

China has now become a decisive factor not only in industrial metals but also precious metals.

Crisis Threatens to Curb Central Banks
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Jon Hilsenrath, Brian Blackstone and Jaeyeon Woo  01/11/2010

Politicians are taking bolder actions to influence monetary policy, signaling that the global financial crisis may end up reining in the independence of many central banks.

Spate of Mine Takeovers May Be Start of Deal Heavy 2010
Source: Reuters, Cameron French  01/11/2010

A spate of hotly contested takeover deals in Canada's mining patch and steadily rising metal prices may drive busy deal making in 2010, experts say.

Gold Price Suppression and Management to End
Source: Julian D. W. Phillips, Gold/Silver Forecaster  01/08/2010

This is a special piece sent to all, free, but not part of the Gold Forecaster.

One More Nail in the Coffin of Gold Bears
Source: Peter Degraaf  01/08/2010

"The State is that great fiction by which everyone tries to live at the expense of everyone else-Frederic BastiatThe bullish case for gold continues to build.