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Metalbug introduces gold and precious metal iPhone application

Metalbug provides real-time spot prices directly from Kitco for gold, silver, platinum, palladium and rhodium. Features unique to Metalbug include purity (Karat or %) and weight (unit) options to quickly determine the current market value of precious metal assets. Metalbug gives users the ability to stay on top of the precious metals marketplace whenever and wherever they are. Metalbug functions as a full-featured tool for anyone looking to bu... [more]

Gold is the ultimate insurance against economic and financial difficulties

The words credit crunch send shivers racing down the spines of the majority of the developed world. Whether rich or poor, the fact of the matter is that we are all affected, and entering into financial investments at this tumultuous time can be risky business. But while most investors reel in anger as their bricks and mortar dwindle into negative equity and their stocks lose value quicker than an ice sculpture in Thailand, those who have turne... [more]

Look beyond the US Dollar to see what's really happening in the Gold Market

It has become a knee-jerk reaction for investors to look at the Gold Price in terms of the US Dollar alone, and for commentators to only follow its moves in that currency. There is good reason for this, of course, for the US Dollar is the global reserve currency at present – even if it is beginning to look of dubious value today. Why don’t we measure gold in a strong currency such as the Euro? Although that is an ‘up and coming’ reserve curre... [more]

Maktari closes gold bullion deal worth $11.7 billion

Apart from Saudi Arabia’s oil and gas reserves, there are believed to be sizeable deposits of other minerals within the Royal Kingdom. Mr M L A Maktari the broker appointed for and on behalf of a private investor within Saudi Arabia has just closed and reserved for the next 3 years gold bullion to the value of just under $11.7 billion. Most of these deposits are within Switzerland as holding is restricted within Saudi Arabia. Maktari was refe... [more]

BullionVault growth accelerates as credit crunch pushes savers into gold bullion

BullionVault.com has announded it has accelerated its growth in the third quarter as the global credit crunch sparked a move into bullion by cash savers. Gold holdings by volume grew by more than one-fifth between July and October. BullionVault now looks after more than $102 million in gold and cash on behalf of private individuals based in 78 countries worldwide. At the end of September 2007, the gold held by BullionVault's customers had i... [more]

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PHYS: Another Golden Choice for Investors (Seeking Alpha via Yahoo! Finance)

David Fry ( ETF Digest ) submits: The buzz the past few trading days has been the issuance of a new gold closed-end mutual fund with some unique features—redemption (not spiritual), or the ability to take delivery of 400 ounce gold bars, and potential tax advantages. Toronto based Sprott Asset Management raised $400M in an IPO February 26, 2010 of [[PHYS ] ] (Sprott Physical Gold Trust) . On ...

Think Outside the Box: Maverick Investing in the Age of Obamanomics (Kitco.com)

The most important thing you need to know about investing in the Age of Obamanomics is: invest in inflation. Consider two key investments that are perfect for the Age of Obamanomics: precious metals and carefully selected stocks.

Will the COMEX Keep Pace? (Kitco.com)

Rick Ackerman is traveling in Mexico this week. The following commentary was written by Douglas Mclagan. The December 2009 COMEX Gold futures contract recently completed a rally that lifted its price by more than 75% in less than fourteen months' time.

Will the COMEX Keep Pace? (GoldSeek.com)

Since 1995, news.GoldSeek.com publishes the leading gold news commentaries, gold market updates and reports providing gold investors with the most updated gold and silver prices, news & precious metals information!

All that glitters on TV commercials is not gold (The Fort Collins Coloradoan)

Here's a rule of thumb I use - the more late-night TV commercials I see, the less I want to buy the product.

Is Washington's tax exemption on bullion a gold mine? (Seattle Times)

Ending special-interest tax breaks is an increasingly popular rallying cry for Democrats in the Legislature as they search for cash to plug a $2.6 billion shortfall and avoid deep cuts to government services. But as lawmakers have discovered before, it's much easier said than done.