Bob Kirtley

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• Gold is Not Money

  Published 18 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  So there you have it, after 6000 years of being money, gold is not money according the Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke. Ron Paul asked…

• Death by a Thousand Cuts

  Published 24 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The political landscape: The Greeks need even more boat loads of cash to stay afloat and its richer European partners are scrambling to put a…

• Silver Prices Update

  Published 16 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  There are a number of mixed opinions out there at the moment which in our opinion represents a healthy state of affairs. When we are…

• Gold, Stocks and Options

  Published 08 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  A question that we constantly wrestle with is are gold producers correlated to gold prices as gold is their underlying asset, or are they correlated…

• Silver and Silver Stocks Spring Into Life

  Published 24 May 2011 | viewed 0 times

  A Moment of Respect ... Last night, Mark Haines of CNBC died unexpectedly after 22 years of service. At this time, we would like to…

• The Last Tango of the Currencies Will End in Gold's Favour

  Published 23 May 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The debt problems now weighing on the Euro have inflicted a devaluation of around 6% this month with no recovery in sight for the PIIGS,…

• Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF: How Junior?

  Published 18 May 2011 | viewed 0 times

  A number of our readers are fans of the junior section of the precious metals mining sector with the Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF…

• Affluence is Our Down Fall

  Published 17 May 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Many moons ago during our back packing phase, we were snorkeling off a lovely beach in Bali, Indonesia, when we turned a corner to find…

• The Dead Cat Dollar

  Published 10 May 2011 | viewed 0 times

  This is a classic dead cat bounce by the US Dollar as it appears to fight desperately to avoid dropping below the much watched '72'…

• Despite Recent Events Gold Prices Remain a Dollar Play

  Published 03 May 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The dash from $1425/oz to $1563/oz came to a halt today on news that is perceived to be good for the USD. The technical indicators…

• Precious Metals Update

  Published 14 April 2011 | viewed 0 times

  As of 14 April 2011 The United States Dollar Since early January 2011 the USD has lost 7.4% of its value and needs to manage…

• Why Gold Is No Longer An Effective USD Hedge

  Published 21 March 2011 | viewed 0 times

  During the first nine years of this gold bull market, gold prices moved with a near perfect inverse relationship to the US dollar. Indeed, in…

• Gold and Silver Still Dollar Dependent

  Published 11 March 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Despite the troubles in the Middle East and its ramifications for oil prices the real driving force behind both silver and gold prices is still…

• Gold Prices At New All Time High

  Published 02 March 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Finally, a new all time high for gold prices. Gold prices are being well supported by both its 50dma and its 200dma as the chart…

• Unrest In Libya boosts Oil, Gold and Silver Prices

  Published 21 February 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Muammar Gaddafi As unrest escalated today in Libya the pressure was felt in the oil world with WTI up $2.17 to $97.50, Brent Crude up…

• Gold and Silver Prices Strengthen as the USD Weakens

  Published 20 February 2011 | viewed 0 times

  We kick off with a quick look at the chart for gold and as we can see both the 50dma and the 200dma are moving…

• Gold and Silver Are on the Starting Blocks

  Published 30 January 2011 | viewed 0 times

  A strange start to the year and a strange end to a volatile week, so we take a whiz across the air waves in order…

• Gold, Silver and Unhedged Producers

  Published 20 January 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The run up in gold prices attracted investors to the gold and silver mining sector and for those investors looking for significant exposure, producers who…

• Gold Prices Update

  Published 10 December 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Gold prices almost returned to take tea with the 50dma after 2 down days, but today she just wasn't in the mood and gained a…

• The Key Relationship between US Real Rates and Gold Prices

  Published 06 December 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Gold investors tend to focus overwhelmingly on the relationship between the US dollar and gold, citing that a lower dollar leads to higher gold prices…