Markets

Nov 30, 2012 at 13:34

Before we get to this week's conversation, I am very pleased to announce that Doug Casey has just published a new book, featuring some of our best conversations: priceless takes…

Nov 30, 2012 at 12:19

In 2001 and 2002 miners were producing gold for sub-$180 cash costs - the operational cost of the mine divided by the ounces of production. By 2005 cash costs had…

Nov 30, 2012 at 11:34

For the investor in funds that generate above average dividends, such as equity-income or value funds, key questions going forward are what will the tax on dividends be after Congress…

Nov 30, 2012 at 11:27

What a fuss over nothing! Gold crept back Friday morning to right where it stood before last Friday's sudden 1.4% jump, trading at $1730 the ounce.

Nov 30, 2012 at 11:13

10 days ago, in our gold and silver stocks essay, we wrote that volatility in the mining stocks sector was mostly emotionally-driven. Since then some of that volatility seems to…

Nov 30, 2012 at 10:49

In order to satiate the world's growing hunger for silver, a lot of pressure has been placed on its supply chain. And with total annual supply recently exceeding 31k metric…

Nov 30, 2012 at 09:50

The monthly European M2 numbers are out (they are released with approximately a one-month lag), and so we can get a look at the monetary conditions through the end of…

Nov 30, 2012 at 09:13

There has been a persistent fear among both institutions and private owners of gold that, at some point in the near future, their gold will be confiscated by their governments,…

Nov 30, 2012 at 07:31

As Washington hunts ill-defined al-Qaeda groups in the Middle East and Africa, and concerns itself with Iran's eventual nuclear potential, it has a much more pressing problem at home: Its…

Nov 30, 2012 at 05:45

The Internet is more dangerous than ever before... and not because of "child porn" or Craigslist personal ads... it is because of governments. Within that sinister cabal of governments known…