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Three things to watch in 2013

January 16, 2013 – The precious metals have been in a 2-year trading range. Though gold rose 10.2% in 2011 and 7.0% in 2012, these rates are ...


Some Answers to Doug Casey’s Questions

April 13, 2012 – In the April edition of The Casey Report, Doug Casey tackles the matter of gold price manipulation. He does this in an ...


Mr. Bernanke goes to college

March 21, 2012 – Earlier this week Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke gave a lecture to students at George Washington University. It was the ...


Gold and Silver Form Promising Bullish Divergences

May 30, 2011 - Bull markets do not move in a straight line, nor do the price of gold and silver.  Their price advances, and then retreats to ...


Silver is Approaching Stage Two of its Bull Market

February 14, 2011 – Back in April 2007, I wrote about the three stages that appear in every bull market, and more to the point, that gold was ...


The Outlook for 2011

January 3, 2011 – It is that time of the year again to record my expectations and outlook for the year ahead.  But before looking at 2011, ...


The re-printing of “Pieces of Eight”

December 22, 2010 – I am pleased to announce the re-printing of Pieces of Eight: The Monetary Powers and Disabilities of the United States ...


The scramble for physical metal intensifies

December 4, 2010 – The scramble for physical gold and silver is intensifying.  People increasingly want to own the real thing, and not some ...


The precious metals power higher

December 1, 2010 – Both gold and silver demonstrated some spectacular performance yesterday, climbing 1.4% and 3.8% respectively from the ...


The Gold Mining Stocks are Still Cheap

November 9, 2010 – It has been just one month since I stated on King World News that the gold mining stocks had begun a new bull market.  ...


Nothing scary about these charts

October 3, 2010 – There is nothing scary about these charts, provided you own some physical gold and/or silver.  Both precious metals are ...


They are printing too much money

September 20, 2010 – There is too much money being printed.  No rocket science is needed to reach that conclusion. The markets are giving ...


Another Short Squeeze in the Precious Metals

April 12, 2010 – On August 16, 1999, I recounted how legendary traders Jim Fisk and Jay Gould had profited handsomely from a massive short ...


A “New Dynamic” in the Gold Market

April 1, 2010 – The shorts in gold – and particularly the shorts in silver – felt some pain today.  Gold climbed $11.80 to ...


Precious Metals at ‘Bargain Basement’ Prices

February 4, 2010 – Every once in a great while, the market offers a unique opportunity to buy precious metals ‘on the cheap’.  ...


The Outlook for 2010

January 2, 2010 – It is time to record my outlook for 2010, but before looking forward to the year ahead, I always like to first look back at ...


Important Divergences

May 17, 2009 - Occasionally the stock market gives important clues about its future direction. One way a clue can appear is through a ...


Silver Is Again Outperforming Gold

Feb 23, 2009 - I am often asked whether I favor gold or silver as my preferred sound money.  It is a difficult question, and perhaps comparable ...


Restoring Sound Money in America

January 26, 2009 - There is a determined grassroots movement in the United States seeking the restoration of sound money. There are many different ...


The Precious Metals in 2009

December 22, 2008 - This letter is the last one for this year, so it's time to look ahead to 2009.  It's shaping up to be an ugly year for ...


More Questions About The Silver ETF

January 28, 2008 - I received an interesting email the other day from Nick Laird, the proprietor of www.sharelynx.com. He brought to my attention ...


My Forecasts for 2008

December 17, 2007 - One year ago in Letter No. 375 I provided my forecasts for 2007.  It’s time to repeat that task.  Hopefully my ...


Why Is Silver So Volatile?

Oct 16, 2007 - Gold and silver have many similarities, but they are also different in many ways. One big difference is their volatility. If owning ...


Silver is Money

Sep 28, 2007 - Last week I spoke at the annual Silver Summit in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. I had two basic messages. I first explained that while I am ...


Unanswered Questions About the Silver ETF

April 9, 2007 - Over the past few years I have carefully analyzed the gold exchange-traded fund (NYSE ticker symbol: GLD) and written extensively ...


The Good and Bad News for 2007

December 4, 2006 - This is the time of the year that I dust-off my crystal ball in order to look at the year ahead. I will share with you what I ...


The Outlook for the Dollar Worsens

August 14, 2006 - The Federal Reserve has stopped raising interest rates. Therefore, the logical question to ask ourselves is whether their ...


Get Ready for the Breakout

Feb 22, 2006 - Gold and silver have been in a short-term correction for the past couple of weeks. Corrections like the current one are ...


The Key to Silver's Next Big Move

Feb 10, 2006 - In my previous alerts I explained that precious metal bull markets "are caused by people looking for a safe haven ...


The Potential Offered by Silver

Jan 20, 2006 - Silver is frequently said to play "second fiddle" to gold, but this characterization is not only incorrect, it ...


The Quest for Sound Money in New Hampshire

May 16, 2005 - There are two principal monetary provisions in the American Constitution. Taken together they make clear ...


Gold & Silver One Week Later

July 27, 2003 - A lot has happened this past week, and as far as gold and silver are concerned, all the news has been positive. I decided to publish ...


The'Barbarous Relic' - It's Not What You Think

July 21, 2003 - I'm no fan of John Maynard Keynes. I find most of his economic theories to be just plain wrong. But because I am a determined and ...


It's Time to Grab Your Gold

May 26, 2003 - I continue to hear the horror stories. A subscriber tells me that the bank where he stores his silver announced a three-fold increase ...


One More Thing to Worry About

August 19, 2002 - There is an old Wall Street adage that bull markets climb a 'wall of worry'. Having been through a large number of bull markets in ...


Forecast Update

August 28, 2000 - It's time to update my forecast for the precious metals. Readers know that when Gold broke below $300 in February of this year, I ...


Looking 'Backward'

April 27, 1998 - There has been in recent weeks a very significant and noteworthy development in the precious metal markets. Three of the precious ...


Precious Metals Update

March 9, 1998 - Last month Warren Buffett lit the fuse of a precious metals firecracker with the stunning announcement that his investment company, ...


The 'Pinch-Point'

May 19, 1997 - Last week I attended the presentation of the World Silver Survey. This annual event is sponsored by the Silver Institute, an ...

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