Shouldn’t gold be rising?
Yes, but nothing happens in a vacuum. There are some simple explanations as to why gold remains in a funk.
Archive for Jeff Clark
Jeff Clark is the editor of BIG GOLD, a Casey Research publication that pinpoints the safest ways to capitalize on the gold bull market. The next issue includes an interview with Doug Casey; learn what made Doug such a spectacularly successful gold investor, and where he sees gold and gold stocks going in the near future.
Why Has Gold Been Down?
A Thousand Pictures Is Worth One Word
In spite of constant headlines about debts and deficits, most Americans don’t really believe the U.S. dollar will collapse. Most people dismiss the idea of the dollar actually going to zero. However, history has a message for us: No fiat currency has lasted forever.
August 5th, 2011 | Jeff Clark | 0 comments | Continued
Are We Running Out of Silver?
Silver has been on fire for the last three years – substantially outperforming its spotlight-grabbing cousin, gold. Because we believe this bull run is far from over, we advise investors to always maintain exposure to the precious metals markets.
June 22nd, 2011 | Jeff Clark | 0 comments | Continued
Don’t Worry About Silver
I heard some disturbing reports about silver supply last month that I felt every investor should know. And while precious metals are currently in correction mode, the long-term concerns with supply won’t disappear anytime soon. In attempt to get a handle on the bullion market, I spoke to Andy Schectman of Miles Franklin, who has contacts that run deep in the industry.
May 19th, 2011 | Jeff Clark | 1 comment | Continued
Silver Is Getting Too Popular… Right?
It’s no secret that the silver market is red hot. As I write, silver American Eagles and Canadian Maple Leafs are sold out at their respective mints. Buying in India has gone through the roof, especially noteworthy among a people with a strong historical preference for gold. Demand in China continues unabated. Silver stocks have screamed upward.
April 18th, 2011 | Jeff Clark | 4 comments | Continued
Investment Legends, Part II
What will happen to the US economy and the dollar in the near term? Will inflation increase dramatically? What is the outlook for gold, and where should you put your money? BIG GOLD asked a world-class panel of economists, authors, and investment advisors what they expect for the future. Caution: strong opinions ahead…
April 12th, 2011 | Jeff Clark | 1 comment | Continued
How Much More Demand Can Silver Handle?
The numbers for silver demand are starting to make some market-watchers nervous. The US Mint sold over 6.4 million silver Eagles in January, more than any other month since the coin’s introduction in 1986.
February 28th, 2011 | Jeff Clark | 0 comments | Continued
‘Fear and Love Make Gold Strong’
Investors have to look at gold demand as both the fear trade and the love trade. What most media focus on is the negativity of government policies to drive gold prices. I characterize this as the fear trade – deficit spending and negative real interest rates for the G7 countries.
January 31st, 2011 | Jeff Clark | 0 comments | Continued
How Much Gold is Enough?
For nearly two years, gold hasn’t had a serious decline. There have been pullbacks, of course, but nothing assumption-challenging. In fact, since October 2008, gold’s largest price drop is 10.6% (based on London PM fix prices), and yet the average of all declines since 2001 is 13% (of those greater than 5%).
August 27th, 2010 | Jeff Clark | 1 comment | Continued
Math Today, Magic Tomorrow
Here at Casey Research, we eagerly awaited the release of quarterly reports from the companies in our favorite sector. Why? The gold price was substantially higher last quarter than during the comparable meltdown quarter of 2008, so we were anxious to find out if it would lead to a spike in profits.
April 28th, 2010 | Jeff Clark | 0 comments | Continued
The Biggest Financial Deception of the Decade
Enron? Bear Stearns? Bernie Madoff? They’re all big stories about big losses and have hurt a lot of employees and investors. But none come close to getting my vote for the decade’s most dastardly deception…
January 13th, 2010 | Jeff Clark | 4 comments | Continued
Buying Before Main Street Catches Gold Fever Only Way to Play Trend
First, let’s look at gold. If we added up all the gold ever mined on the planet, its total value would equal no more than $5 trillion at today’s prices.
November 26th, 2009 | Jeff Clark | 2 comments | Continued
What Happens to Gold When High Inflation, Excess Cash, and Falling Dollar Jolts Economy?
We’re about eight years into the bull market, and gold has breached the $1,000 level twice and has spent weeks trading above the old high of $850. Some observers are now saying that gold’s pretty much had its day…
May 8th, 2009 | Jeff Clark | 9 comments | Continued
When Will Gold Take Off?
Although gold’s had a good run, rising from a monthly average of $760.86/oz in November 2008 to $943.16/oz in February 2009, when will it take off? That’s still going to happen, right?
April 8th, 2009 | Jeff Clark | 0 comments | Continued
The Price of Gold Stocks in January 2012
Gold Rockets Past $5,000 in Heavy Trading. Jan. 21, 2012 (AP ) For the fifteenth straight day, the price of gold rose on record-setting volume, reaching a milestone few believed possible just a few short years ago. Roaring inflation and a fading U.S. dollar, combined with the continuing stress and uncertainty of World War III, pushed gold past the psychological barrier of $5,000 (to gold bugs, the “Big Nickel”), to close at $5,108 per ounce.
October 9th, 2008 | Jeff Clark | 8 comments | Continued
