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Is Germany Preparing for Capital Controls?

By Jeff Clark by Casey Research The best indicator of a chess player’s form is his ability to sense the climax of the game. -Boris Spassky, World Chess Champion, 1969-1972 You’ve likely heard that the German central bank announced it will begin withdrawing part of its massive gold holdings from the United States as well […]

Platinum Group Metals Long-Term Outlook

In light of the recent spikes in the price of platinum and palladium, it might be worthwhile checking out CPM Group’s 2012 Platinum Group Metals Long-Term Outlook Report, released earlier this month. The report is a comprehensive study of the long-term fundamentals of PGMs, looking forward to 2022. “Over the next ten years CPM Group expects PGM […]

4 Little Known Facts About Gold Investing

Frank Holmes, a Seeking Alpha analyst, published an interesting commentary today, examining some under-reported bullish facts about gold in relation to other commodities and the stock market: “While the precious metal did not shoot the lights out in 2012, gold’s bull rally goes on. It ended the year up 7 percent, making it a phenomenal […]

Silver Supply and Demand

News hit today that the US Mint is already out of stock of 2013 silver bullion coins. Due to unprecedented investor demand, they won’t have more coins for sale until the end of the month. Kind of gets you wondering just how much silver is in the world today. Check out this entertaining info-graphic from Visual Capitalist: […]

German Gold Repatriation Raises Questions

Gold is back in the spotlight this week with the news that Germany’s central bank is going to begin repatriating its gold held in the US and France. Germany – the only nation in the EU that seems concerned about fiscal responsibility – has the second largest gold reserves in the world after the US. All […]

LBMA 2013 Precious Metals Forecast

The London Bullion Market Association just released their 2013 precious metals price forecast. While it’s not as bullish as some expert opinions, the LBMA does project more than a 5% increase in the gold price, and even better for silver and platinum. Looks like precious metals will remain safe haven assets in a time of […]

Future Demand for Industrial Silver

Take the time to read the Silver Institute’s “Outlook for Industrial Silver Demand,” prepared by Thomson Reuters GFMS, and released late last year. With everyone talking about gold, little attention has been given to silver’s bullish future. The report notes that industrial silver demand will grow to new highs in the next few years, in […]

The Problem with TIPS

By Dennis Miller from Casey Research If the “World Snake-Oil Salesperson Society” had a hall of fame, good old Uncle Sam would be a charter member. When it comes to smooth-talking folks into buying debt instruments, he’s the slickest around. And Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) are one of his slickest gimmicks. Here’s how the federal […]

12 Years of Bullish Gold

It looks like gold is ready to complete the year with a 6% gain, continuing it’s longest streak since 1920, according to Bloomberg. Jeff Clark of Casey Research has reviewed the opinions of prominent gold bugs and the many reasons why 2013 looks like another shiny year for the yellow metal:

A Golden Future for Millenials?

While the older generation of politicians and central bankers seem intent on spending the United States into insolvency, perhaps the younger generations can learn from the past. Travis N. Taylor published an op/ed in the Washington Times this week calling on 18-29 year-olds to support a return to the gold standard: “Although the federal government’s […]