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This section chronicles news, commentary and information that is not specifically or exclusively about silver

but is still relevant or important to the silver market in some manner.

Archive of Other News (External Links)

U.S. Congress could ban speculators from commodities | May 21 2008 | Bloomberg News | PM NEWS

® I don't think it will happen very quickly but even a threat of such legislation could dampen enthusiasm and give oil and the commodity sector a cold shower. This is one more reason why I consider the downside risk in commodities to be significant at this point even though prices could still spike much higher in the short term.

Goldcorp on Prowl for More Acquisitions to Boost its Bottom Line | May 20 2008 | Eric Shackleton | PM NEWS

The High Price of Precious Metals | Feb 25 2008 | Thomas M. Anderson [Kiplinger.com] | PM NEWS

® Misses many reasons for the PM bull market and makes terrible advice on how to invest. Does bring up a good point, however, that personal storage of precious metals carries some risk.

Global gold demand slumps as prices soar to record | Feb 1 2008 | Reuters | PM NEWS

China's Metals Production Faces Challenges From Bad Weather | Jan 29 2008 | Interfax-China

Metal's there, it's money that's hard to find | Jan 25 2008 | Andy Hoffman [Globe and Mail]

Only China can derail boom | Dec 5 2007 | John Garnaut [Sydney Morning Herald]

Short gold in '08, Goldman says | Nov 29 2007 | Globe and Mail

China Warns of Excessive Alumina and Aluminium Production | Nov 29 2007 | Resource Investor [Interfax-China]

As project costs soar, miners attract suspicion | Nov 27 2007 | Jonathah Spicer [Reuters]

Bulls vs. Bears Debate: Getting a Grip on the U.S. Economy | Nov 21 2007 | Jane Louis [Resource Investor]

India's bullion sales not mirroring econ growth | Nov 19 2007 |  Su-Ray [Reuters]

Bullish momentum in gold market remains powerful | Nov 18 2007 | Reuters

NYMEX to raise gold and silver futures margins | Nov 8 2007 | Reuters

Price Swings Scare Away Gold Coin Buyers | Oct 30 2007 | Commodity Online
Rogers Says Gold Likely to Be Outperformed by Silver, Palladium | Oct 24 2007 | Danielle Rossingh and Nigel Stevenson [Bloomberg]

Franco-Nevada IPO may fetch $1-billion | Oct 23 2007 | Andy Hoffman [Globe and Mail]

France Commits EUR2B To Commodities | Oct 18 2007 | Institutional Investor

Newmont sees extended gold bull run | Oct 18 2007 | Matthew Hill [Mining Weekly]

Japan's grannies drive up gold prices | Oct 17 2007 | Ambrose Evans-Pritchard [Telegraph]

Central Bank gold sales near maximum in 2007 sales year | Oct 11 2007 | Reuters

Hambro aims to beat crunch with gold pegged bond | Oct 6 2007 | Ambrose Evans-Pritchard [Telegraph]

Central Bank Gold Sales Fall Short of Quota for Second Straight Year | Oct 3 2007 | Jon A. Nones [Resource Investor]

Barrick CEO plans no return to gold hedges: report | Sep 28 2007 | Reuters

Barrick Executives Selling Shares to Capitalize on Returns | Sep 26 2007 | Jon A. Nones [Resource Investor]
The Effect of Physical Markets in Gold's Rally | Sep 26 2007 | Jane Louis [Resource Investor]
The Bulls Continue to Run in the Gold Market | Sep 25 2007 | Jane Louis [Resource Investor]

Strong loonie may cut into mining profits | Sep 25 2007 | Globe and Mail

Gold Equities, Share Prices and Returns: What Do the Fund Managers Think? | Sep 24 2007 | Jane Louis [Resource Investor]

Miner sees silver lining in credit crunch | Sep 24 2007 | Andy Hoffman [Globe and Mail]

Metal prices to rise to compensate for costs | Sep 5 2007 | Aude Lagorce

Citigroup finds credit crunch has not harmed base metals investment | Aug 31 2007 | Dorothy Kosich [Mineweb]

Indians Purchase Record Gold This Year | Aug 24 2007 | Commodity Online

Global Demand for Gold Jewellery Reaches a Record $14.5 Billion in Q2 2007 | Aug 15 2007 | World Gold Council

Bullish new gold prediction $1000 an ounce and beyond | Aug 7 2007 | Ross Louthean [Mineweb]

Equilibrium Metal Demand and the Relativism of Peak Resource Pronouncements | Aug 3 2007 | Jack Lifton

® Barrick opines on gold supply and price, Donlin Creek, Pascua Lama, Pueblo Viejo | Aug 3 2007 | Dorothy Kosich [Mineweb]

Record gold dehedging set to slow | Aug 2 2007 | Tessa Kruger [Mineweb]

Credit gloom seeps through to commodities | Aug 1 2007 | Pratima Desai [Reuters]

White House opposes mining law change | Jul 27 2007 | AP

Market Volatility Spooks Gold Traders | Jul 26 2007 | Jon A. Nones [Resource Investor]

Haywood confident on gold, bullish on silver, nickel, uranium and lead | Jul 23 2007 | Dorothy Kosich [Mineweb]

S&P: Gold will be true to form - extremely volatile and unpredictable | Jul 19 2007 | Dorothy Kosich [Mineweb]

Gold supply to dominate long-term price | Jul 17 2007 | Garth Theunissen [miningmx]

Cautious managers find safety in gold | Jul 17 2007 | Sonita Horvitch [FInancial Post]

Platinum supply set for 50% increase | Jul 12 2007 | Allan Seccombe [miningmx]

Legendary Bolivian silver mine at risk of collapse | Jul 12 2007 | Monica Machicao

Average gold price seen up 10 pct in 2007 and silver to outperform | Jul 11 2007 | Atul Prakash

Private equity ready to target miners: report | Jul 11 2007 | James Regan [Reuters]

Indian Bullion Dealers in Bullish Mood | Jul 9 2007 | Commodity Online

Gold firms in Europe, aided by oil/dollar | Jul 9 2007 | Reuters

Scotia Capital is ‘extremely bullish’ on gold, silver and diamond prices | Jul 6 2007 | Dorothy Kosich [Mineweb]

Newmont Eliminates Gold Hedging in Bullish Move | Jul 6 2007 | Jon Nones [Resource Investor]

MARK HULBERT: Relative Strength Analysis Favors Stocks Over Gold | Jul 3 2007 | Dow Jones

U.S. drops duty-free gold jewelry from India, Thailand | Jul 2 2007 | Dorothy Kosich [Mineweb]

World Gold Council Reports Demand for Gold Thirty-One Percent Higher Than Last Year | Jun 7 2007 | World Gold Council

UBS worries that gold may be losing its luster | Jun 1 2007 | Dorothy Kosich [Mineweb]

Gold Rises After European Central Bank Caps Sales; Silver Gains | May 31 2007 | Bloomberg.com

Gold's Fundamentals Turning Bearish for 2007 | May 30 2007 | Nathan Becker [Resource Investor]

China's Slide Drags on Gold | May 30 2007 | Simon Constable [TheStreet.com]

DBRS Warns of "Transient Nature" of Metal Price Boom | May 22 2007 | Gary Norris [Resource Investor]

Billionaire Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway to finally invest in gold…jewelry | May 21 2007 | Dorothy Kosich [Mineweb]

Metals Bubble Poised to Burst on Increasing Supplies | May 7 2007 | Millie Munshi [Bloomberg]

When Will Central Banks Stop Selling Gold? | May 3 2007 | Greg Peel

NBF revises 2007 gold price forecast to $675/oz, silver to $13.50/oz | Apr 26 2007 | Dorothy Kosich [Mineweb]

CBOT Margin Changes | Apr 24 2007 | Silverseek.com

ScotiaMocatta survey calls for mixed gold, silver market prospects for 3 months | Apr 6 2007 | Dorothy Kosich [Mineweb]

IMF Posts First Draft of Changes to Gold Loan Accounting | Mar 21 2007 | Jon A. Nones [Resource Investor]

CBGA signatories sell 16 tonnes of gold last week! | Mar 20 2007 | Jon A. Nones [Resource Investor ]

Jewellery mood swings back to yellow gold | Mar 20 2007 | Tessa Kruger [Mineweb]

 

Archive of Other ETF and Trading Vehicle Information (External Links)

Finally - Gold Options | May 28 2008 | David Nichols | PM ETF

Gold ETF Impact 3 | Nov 16 2007 | Adam Hamilton | PM ETF

ETFs a lifeline for gold sector | Aug 2 2007 | Sherilee Bridge

Commodities ETFs Protect The Little Guy | Jul 17 2007 | Tim Iacono

ETF Securities to launch metal basket in Italy, including platinum | Jun 19 2007 | Jon Nones

Are The Metal ETFs' Tails Wagging The Proverbial Dog? | May 31 2007 | Hard Assets Investor

StreetTRACKS Holdings Plummet as Gold Weakens | May 22 2007 | Jon A. Nones

PowerShares vs. streetTracks: Which Gold ETF Should You Choose? | May 7 2007 | Hard Assets Investor

Why Aren't PowerShares Metals ETFs Taking Off? | May 7 2007 | Tom Lydon

Platinum ETFs Have Some Crying Foul | May 4 2007 | Travis Altman

A Metals ETF Finds It Tough Going | May 3 2007 | Simon Constable

Anti-ETF Sentiment Gathers Steam | Apr 24 2007 | Gary Gordon

Precious ETFs soak up metals, should help prices | Mar 1 2007 | Frank Tang [Reuters]

A Better Mousetrap for Gold | Feb 14 2007 | Roger Nusbaum

 

Serial Contributors

Roger Weigand at Kitco

Gene Arensberg at Resource Investor

Ted Butler at Investment Rarities

Archive of Other Commentary

Oil, Silver, and Gold are stronger than the Weak Dollar | May 30 2008 | Jim Otis | PM COMMENT

Why Does a Mint Lease Out Gold/Silver? | May 29 2008 | Troy Schwensen | PM COMMENT

Views From Vancouver, Mecca of Mining | May 21 2008 | David Galland | PM COMMENT

Gold, What Gold? | May 16 2008 | David Galland | PM COMMENT

® No huge gold discoveries in the past decade other than Aurelian which is now in limbo. Peak gold has arrived, majors will need to soon start aggressively going after juniors to replace reserves.

Ideas from the New York Gold Show | May 16 2008 | Al Korelin | PM COMMENT

® Use due diligence to assess fundamentals, good buying opportunity coming up in June-August, may last for 2 more years, the market has some fabulous bargains on offer.

Video: $2000 Gold in 2009 says Peter Schiff, Ron Paul supporter | May 8 2008 | Peter Schiff on YouTube | PM COMMENT

Gold and Silver - The Fuse is Lit! | May 8 2008 | Peter Degraaf | PM COMMENT

The Nature of the Current Gold Correction | May 6 2008 | Boris Sobolev | PM COMMENT

In Defense of Gold | May 5 2008 | Frank Holmes | PM COMMENT

Taking A Break | Apr 30 2008 | Brien Lundin | PM COMMENT

Silver and Gold Fall From Favor | Apr 24 2008 | David Morgan | PM COMMENT

Consequences: The Bear Case For Gold and Why It Is Totally Incorrect | Apr 24 2008 | Jim Sinclair | PM COMMENT

US Subprime Bottom, Resumption of Equity bulls, and Gold as new money | Apr 18 2008 | John Lee | PM COMMENT

Gold and Silver for Retirement | Apr 10 2008 | David Morgan | PM COMMENT

A Golden Bottom | Apr 10 2008 | A Golden Bottom | PM COMMENT

Unfounded Allegations Regarding Perth Mint Certificate Program | Mar 28 2008 | Mark O'Byrne | PM COMMENT

Silver and Gold Stocks Revisited | Mar 28 2008 | Roland Watson | PM COMMENT

Gold in Free-Fall | Mar 24 2008 | David Nichols | PM COMMENT

Is your gold stock truly golden? Part 1: The Gold Stocks | Mar 21 2008 | P. Radomski

An Optimist gets no respect | Mar 7 2008 | Jim Otis

What’s An Investor to Do Now? | Feb 29 2008 | Michael Kilbach

Hundreds of Percent Upside, Little Downside Penny Gold Stocks | Feb 28 2008 | Matt Badiali

Gold: "Buy the Dips" Advised as Dollar Slides on Terrible US Data, Oil Rises on New Middle East Conflict | Feb 28 2008 | Adrian Ash

® I will just state the obvious that if Calpers, the largest U.S. pension fund, is planning to significantly increase its exposure to commodities, that might be a pretty good contrarian indication that the commodity boom is maturing.

Is Gold Unstoppable? | Feb 27 2008 | Bob Kirtley

Did Your Analyst Keep You Invested? | Feb 27 2008 | Peter Degraaf

Shayne McGuire: The Early Innings of a Gold Boom | Feb 27 2008 | John Rubino

Who is Blowing Bubbles in the Commodity Markets? | Feb 26 2008 | Gary Dorsch

The Only Chart You Need to Understand the Gold Price | Feb 20 2008 | Tim Wood

® Gold does well when the real rate of interest (bank interest less inflation) is negative since holding cash in that environment provides a negative return. The Fed cannot raise rates due to the credit crunch so negative real rates are likely here to stay for a while.

What the Federal Reserve Is Doing to Solve the Credit Crunch. This Is Getting Little Publicity. | Feb 18 2008 | Dr. Gary North

® Adjusted monetary base, the narrowest measure of U.S. money supply, has been falling since last August despite the public's general impression that the Fed is inflating and injecting liquidity into the financial system. The Fed is actually deflating, although Dr. North does not know why. I answer the question, at least partially, in my February 22 commentary.

Past the Point of No Return | Feb 18 2008 | Chris Mack

Bullion or Mining Stocks – Do You Have the Right Mix? | Feb 14 2008 | Nick Barisheff

Gold-USD Decoupling as Gold Approaches $1,000 | Feb 13 2008 | Roy Martens

The Realities of this Secular Bull Market in Commodities | Feb 12 2008 | Lawrence Roulston

IMF Sales Don’t Change Anything | Feb 11 2008 | Boris Sobolev

Will Shares Catch up with the Gold and Silver Price? | Feb 8 2008 | Julian D.W. Phillips

Gold and Silver Peaking? | Feb 3 2008 | Timothy Silvers

Gold Mining Stocks – What’s Wrong With The Juniors | Feb 1 2008 | Kenneth J. Gerbino

Fears China may snap up last remaining large Latin American mines | Jan 31 2008 | Mica Rosenberg

Juniors - Buy of a Lifetime! | Jan 29 2008 | Eric Hommelberg

Jim Rogers Interview: Where to Put Your Money | Jan 28 2008 | Lindsay Williams and Jim Rogers

Tandemonium | Jan 28 2008 | David & Eric Coffin

Davos, Debt & Systemic Failure | Jan 27 2008 | Darryl Robert Schoon

What about M1 and M2? | Jan 27 2008 | Shelby Moore

Will Gold Crash in a Recession? | Jan 26 2008 | Bud Conrad and David Galland

Overview: Hang in there! | Jan 24 2008 | Jason Hommel

What Correction? | Jan 22 2008 | Michael Kilbach

'Don't Panic, Start Buying Now': Greg McCoach | Jan 22 2008 | Peter Caulfield

There is no Credit Crisis...Why Gold is Going to $1500 | Jan 18 2008 | Kenneth J. Gerbino

21st Century Gold Rush Revisited 2008 | Jan 15 2008 | Aubie Baltin

The best commodities to buy in 2008 | Jan 11 2008 | Merryn Somerset-Webb

An Increased Usage of Gold and Silver Right Under our Noses | Jan 11 2008 | Ted Villaruel

$1,000 Gold Coming Soon, a Technical View | Jan 8 2008 | Roy Martens

The Future of Investing | Jan 8 2008 | Chris Ciovacco

2007 Numbers Reveal That Juniors Are Due for a Major 2008 Run | Dec 27 2007 | David J. DesLauriers

Frozen Rates, Falling Prices | Dec 27 2007 | Peter Schiff

Steady as she goes – gold price consolidates. What for the New Year? | Dec 21 2007 | Lawrence Williams

A Boring Bull | Dec 19 2007 | Brien Lundin

Gold and Silver - Green Flags! | Dec 19 2007 | Peter Degraaf

What to do About Gold Stocks? | Dec 18 2007 | Steve Saville

HUI - Correction over! | Dec 18 2007 | Eric Hommelberg

Optimistic Outlook after Two Years of Failing Rallies | Dec 17 2007 | Boris Sobolev

Precious Metals, Copper Traders Closely Monitoring U.S. Dollar | Dec 13 2007 | Jim Wycoff

U.S. Economy to Drive Gold in 2008 | Dec 11 2007 | Jane Louis

Common Sense Indicators For Making Money Investing | Dec 10 2007 | Michael Kilbach

Are You Positioned to Profit from the Next Gold Upleg? | Dec 5 2007 | Jason Hamlin

Economic Slowdown to Hit Commodities in 08? | Dec 5 2007 | Chris Laird

A Merrier Christmas Ahead for Gold Bugs or Greenback Bulls? | Dec 5 2007 | Roy Martens

Junior Bloodbath Continues | Dec 4 2007 | Michael J. DesLauriers

The Collapse of Managed Markets Stocks Rally As Collapse Nears | Dec 4 2007 | Darryl Robert Schoon

John Embry: "I Can't Think of a Better Time to Buy Juniors" | Dec 3 2007 | John Embry

A Tidal Wave! | Dec 3 2007 | Puru Saxena

Another Fed Rate Cut Could Mean $900 Gold by Christmas | Dec 2 2007 | Stephen Clayson

Gold and Silver - Prepare to back up the truck! | Nov 29 2007 | Peter Degraaf

Taking "the Skinny" to Deutschland | Nov 27 2007 | David Morgan

HRA Journal Long View | Nov 26 2007 | David and Erid Coffin

The Future of the Commodity Price Boom | Nov 22 2007 | Stefan Karlsson

Contrarians see gold-timers' pessimism as sign price will rise | Nov 20 2007 | Mark Hulbert

What is the Real Price of Gold and Whose Buying? | Nov 16 2007 | Julian D.W. Phillips

TA Projects a 12:1 Gold to Silver Ratio | Nov 12 2007 | Roy Martens

Silver is Poised | Nov 6 2007 | Troy Schwensen

They Have Got to be Kidding | Nov 1 2007 | Peter Schiff

The Dollar's New Low Yield Status | Oct 29 2007 | Ashraf Laidi

Point of Recognition | Oct 29 2007 | Alf Field

Does Impending Revamp of 1872 Act Pose a Threat to U.S. Mining? | Oct 28 2007 | Stephen Clayson

The COT's are Running! | Oct 26 2007 | Peter Degraaf

Gold Stocks – Crucial Information for the Investor – Not All Rosy | Oct 26 2007 | Ken Gerbino

Taxable ... or not?? | Oct 25 2007 | Howard Ruff

Filtering the Opportunities and Location of Mining Properties | Oct 25 2007 | Dudley Pierce Baker

Gold and Silver Beginning to Correct | Oct 23 2007 | Sam Kirtley

Riding The Bull | Oct 22 2007 | Brien Lundin

Steven Hochberg, Elliott Wave International, Challenges Some Common Assumptions About Gold | Oct 22 2007 | The Gold Report [Adrian Day]

One of the Most Undervalued Juniors Ready to Leap to the Next Level | Oct 22 2007 | Boris Sobolev

The Raging Bull! | Oct 18 2007 | Puru Saxena

Gold Price Relativity | Oct 17 2007 | Michael J. Kosares

Bullion Grows "Scarce" in London | Oct 17 2007 | Adrian Ash

So what that the market crashed? | Oct 16 2007 | Mark Hulbert

Once more into the breach for gold – and this time it jumps through | Oct 15 2007 | Lawrence Williams

Gold Stocks Could Correct In One Week | Oct 15 2007 | Sam Kirtley

Bill Fleckenstein: PPT lets outsiders in to quell market-rigging suspicions | Oct 11 2007 | GATA.org

Silver and Gold - Happy Days are Here Again! | Oct 11 2007 | Peter Degraaf

Sovereign Wealth Funds - a controversial new power in global markets | Oct 9 2007 | William R. Thomson

Technical Analysis: Gold, Silver, Oil, USD, Copper | Oct 9 2007 | Roy Martens

Wall Street Pumps Up Gold | Oct 9 2007 | Ben Abelson

Gold Investments Market Update | Oct 9 2007 | Gold Investments

Homebuilders in Desperation | Oct 8 2007 | David Shvartsman

How I learned to stop worrying and love base metals | Oct 8 2007 | James Gutman [Goldman Sachs]

When's the Next Streak? | Oct 7 2007 | James Turk

HUI Bull Seasonals | Oct 5 2007 | Adam Hamilton

Lose 5%, or Double Your Money With Gold! | Oct 5 2007 | Peter Degraaf

Are There Too Many Dollar Bears? | Oct 5 2007 | Peter Schiff

Gold and Silver: You can Trade this Bull | Oct 5 2007 | Sam Kirtley

US Economy Sliding towards Stagflation, Global Bond Vigilantes Hooked on Gold | Oct 3 2007 | Gary Dorsch

Gold Risks: The COT and the Dollar | Oct 3 2007 | Steve Saville

How Central Bankers Control the Gold Price | Oct 1 2007 | Adrian Ash

Gold Market Update | Oct 1 2007 | Clive Maund

Storm in a teacup over Central Bank gold holdings quality | Sep 30 2007 | Lawrence Williams

Gold Mining Challenges | Sep 28 2007 | Scott Wright

Spot The Obvious First Investing Simplified - Part II | Sep 28 2007 | Michael Kilbach

Suicide By Trade Sanctions | Sep 27 2007 | Darryl Robert Schoon

Short Term Top Near? | Sep 25 2007 | Timothy Silvers

Picking the gold stock winners | Sep 25 2007 | Barry Sergeant

Up, Up and Away? | Sep 21 2007 | Lindsay Williams & Jessica Cross

Gold & Silver - This Time it is Different! | Sep 20 2007 | Peter Degraaf

High prices or other drivers? Weakness in Western jewellery consumption assessed | Sep 20 2007 | Rhona O'Connell

Bernanke signs the dollar’s death warrant. Buy gold. | Sep 19 2007 | John Stepek

Costs and Margins in the Gold Industry | Sep 18 2007 | Jackie Steinitz

Summer of Fear Coming to a Close | Sep 18 2007 | Clif Droke

Gold: Is the rate cut built in? | Sep 18 2007 | Bob Kirtley

Gold and Silver "Leasing" Examined | Sep 17 2007 | Tom Szabo

The Good & 'Bad' Concerning Gold | Sep 17 2007 | Rick Ackerman

Is the U.S. printing money like mad? | Sep 14 2007 | Mike Shedlock

HUI Upleg Cycles | Sep 14 2007 | Adam Hamilton

Interest Rates & Investing Investing Simplified - Part I | Sep 13 2007 | Michael Kilbach

Time to Shine! | Sep 13 2007 | Puru Saxena

Sector Wide Technical Analysis – Gold, Silver, Oil, USD, Copper | Sep 11 2007 | Roy Martens

Act Two of the Credit Crisis is Coming | Sep 10 2007 | Mike Swanson

Can the “Bernanke Put” Lift Gold Sharply higher? | Sep 5 2007 | Gary Dorsch

Why I'm Betting on a Surging Gold Price | Sep 4 2007 | Prieur Du Plessis

HUI - Bottomed out! Gold poised for take off! | Sep 4 2007 | Eric Hommelberg

Comex Gold OI Indicates Large Move Up | Sep 3 2007 | Adrian Douglas

10 Reasons to Own Gold | Aug 30 2007 | Mike Shedlock

Should you own Physical Metal or Mining Stocks? | Aug 29 2007 | Greg McCoach

The Coming Flight to Gold | Aug 27 2007 | Roland Watson

Value of Gold vs. the Dollar | Aug 27 2007 | Ed Bugos

Production of gold in the world | Aug 25 2007 | Dr. Thomas Chaize

The New York Times and the 1872 Mining Law | Aug 24 2007 | David Bond

It's Always Darkest Just Before Dawn! | Aug 22 2007 | Peter Degraaf

Another Chance to Buy | Aug 20 2007 | Timothy Silvers

Excellent Market Opportunities | Aug 17 2007 | Jason Hommel

The Korelin Economics Report: "A Golden Opportunity" | Aug 16 2007 | Al Korelin

Silver and Gold Update | Aug 16 2007 | Roland Watson