Commodities Take Off!

The Daily Reckoning The Greek talks returned to the headlines this morning. I know I said this last Friday, and I was a little too optimistic and turned out to be wrong! But… I do expect this agreement on a private-sector involvement in Greek debt to get hammered out this weekend… It seems that the opposition from eurozone policymakers is... Read more of this article

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Central bank policy is obscuring market values, Warsh tells Stanford audience

GATA 10:04p ET Thursday, January 26, 2012 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: Central banks are now so heavily influencing asset prices that investors are unable to ascertain market values, former Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Kevin M. Warsh told the Stanford University Institute for Economic Policy Research tonight. This influence is especially... Read more of this article

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Volcker confirms central bank need to suppress gold to stabilize exchange rates at ‘critical point’

GATA 2:09p ET Thursday, January 26, 2012 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker today defended government intervention in the gold market to counter “exchange rate instability at a critical point.” Volcker’s comments came in response to inquiry from the German freelance journalist Lars Schall, who... Read more of this article

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J.S. Kim: You won’t go wrong just buying real metal on the dips

GATA 2:48p ET Thursday, January 26, 2012 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: J.S. Kim of the SmartKnowledgeU investment advisory service today warns investors that not much is real and enduring in the investment world these days, except for gold and silver in hand. Kim writes: “If one understands the possibility that all digital credits in your bank... Read more of this article

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The overnight gold trade that is up 1,700% since 2001

GATA 2:35p ET Thursday, January 26, 2012 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: Benzinga Radio’s Luke LaVanway this week interviewed Sam Kirtley of SK Options Trading in Wellington, New Zealand, about profitably trading the gold price suppression that constantly takes place while the London and New York markets are open, a trading plan drawn largely from... Read more of this article

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2012 Silver Dollar Commemorative Coin Prices Released, Two Sets Introduced

Prices for the yet to be released 2012 commemorative coins, including the Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar and the Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollar, have been published by the U.S. Mint through a notice on the Federal Register. As a positive point, the prices are set to remain the same as last year’s coins. Interestingly, also revealed with... Read more of this article

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Capitalize Now On Gold Bullion Investment

There are investors who bank on the dollar and Treasuries as well as those who remain faithful to precious metals, especially gold bullion investment. And it is the latter that seem pretty clear on one thing: the United States is bankrupt! It is with this in mind that I write this article…to justify why they believe this statement and why you should... Read more of this article

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Buying Gold Bullion…Whoa, Vietnam

Gold. It is a word that symbolizes so many different things and is associated with the oldest part of our history that even the more established continents in the world are still enamored by its luster and stability. Gold customs branch out across Asia and have for centuries, keeping many nations like India, China, and Vietnam in the middle of the gold... Read more of this article

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