Last night as we slept, Asia went on a gold buying spree that sent the yellow metal to a new record of $1458.80. That jump (and the weather) has put me in a good mood today. …
Why silver is a dance with the devil
Category: Gold
The Fed will blow a bubble in small mining stocks, says Doug Casey
Veteran US investor Doug Casey believes the current economic recovery will not last. He thinks we are “in the eye of a hurricane” and worries that by printing “trillions of currency units”, central banks “all …
Hedge your wealth against stagflation
Back in 1962, a writer in one of the UK’s political magazines lamented the fate of US oil companies. In the face of US oil stocks that were priced way too high and oil prices …
The real reason behind gold’s bull run
Gold is on the move again. And if you’ve been following my gold strategy, you should have just bought another tranche of the yellow stuff. If not, don’t worry. It’s not too late. I think this …
Why gold is the ultimate insurance
Mostly, when you buy insurance, you hope it won’t ever turn out to be necessary. You pay annual premiums for your car insurance, but that doesn’t mean you secretly hope someone will knock you off …
Gold and silver bounce back
The two main precious metals have recovered from their January dips. Gold has reached a seven-week high above $1,400 an ounce, marking a 27% increase over the last 12 months. But silver has doubled in …
What to buy as revolution spreads in the Middle East
“We are not afraid any more. Death is going to come anyway. It will come in the road or it will come in the bed. Enough is enough.” Those are the words of a Tripoli …
When will gold go mainstream?
I keep reading that gold isn’t a contrarian trade anymore. People keep pointing out to me that gold stories are all over the press. That gold is now a hot topic of conversation among investors. …
‘Buy gold’, says Anthony Bolton
Anyone piling into commodities now has missed the boat, says respected fund manager Anthony Bolton – unless they are buying gold. “The best time for commodities was in 2006, when the whole world was growing …
MoneyWeek roundup: Why gold will fall to $1,300 an ounce this month
John Stepek highlights some of the best bits from our free emails, newsletters, blog and MoneyWeek magazine that we’ve published in the past week. ● Inflation looks like being the big story for the first …