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Video: Rockwell Global’s Chief Economist Cardillo Says Ingredients Are Being Set For Another Run In Gold
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Adrian Ash: What’s Gold Really Worth? Spot Price Is The Price Of Gold, Just As Always
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Gold Rally Will Continue As Prices Head To Key Level, But Steep Drops Along The Way Loom
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- Published on Tuesday, 23 April 2013 11:57
- Written by Sumit Roy
We offer our latest analysis on the precious metals market.
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Two Phases Of Gold’s Bull Run Offer Clues To How Low It And Silver Could Go
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- Published on Tuesday, 16 April 2013 12:17
- Written by Sumit Roy
We offer our latest analysis on the precious metals market.
Gold & Silver Continue To Frustrate Bears As Prices Hold Key Triple-Bottom Supports
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- Published on Tuesday, 09 April 2013 12:34
- Written by Sumit Roy
We offer our latest analysis on the precious metals market.
Silver Breaks Down And Could Plummet Below $20 Amid Huge Supply Growth; Gold Tests Price Range
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- Published on Tuesday, 02 April 2013 13:13
- Written by Sumit Roy
We offer our latest analysis on the precious metals market.
Video: Andrew Chanin Explains New ETF For Investing In Diamonds & Gemstones
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- Published on Thursday, 28 March 2013 00:00
- Written by Hard Assets Investor
Cyprus Deposit Tax Giving Gold Needed Lift, Bottom May Be Forming
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- Published on Tuesday, 19 March 2013 12:02
- Written by Sumit Roy
We offer our latest analysis on the precious metals market.
Silver Joins Gold With Technical Breakdown Below $30, Prices Headed To $26
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- Published on Tuesday, 19 February 2013 12:42
- Written by Sumit Roy
We offer our latest analysis of the precious metals market.
Gold May Drop To $1600, Silver Below $30 As Anxious Fed Moves To Avoid Housing Bubble
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- Published on Tuesday, 29 January 2013 12:19
- Written by Sumit Roy
We offer our latest analysis on the precious metals market.
Strong US Growth & Fading Euro Debt Crisis To Push Down Gold & Silver To $1550 And $26 In 2013
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- Published on Wednesday, 26 December 2012 12:41
- Written by Sumit Roy
We offer our latest analysis on the precious metals market.
Gold Plummets, Must Hold Key $1675 Support Level Ahead Of Dec. 12 Fed Decision
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- Published on Tuesday, 04 December 2012 12:50
- Written by Sumit Roy
We offer our latest analysis on the precious metals market.
FactorShares Launches Miner ETFs, Including Diamond/Gemstone Fund
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- Published on Wednesday, 28 November 2012 11:22
- Written by Cinthia Murphy
The latest addition to the miner ETF segment includes a diamond/gemstone fund.
Diamond ETFs: For Dragons Or Portfolios?
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- Published on Thursday, 20 September 2012 09:07
- Written by S.M. Brorup
What's really missing from proposed diamond funds are the fakes.
The Commodity Investor: What The South African Mine Strikes Really Mean For Investors
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- Published on Wednesday, 05 September 2012 07:31
- Written by Amine Bouchentouf
The tenuous situation in South Africa could have profound impact on the global mining industry and jeopardize mining companies futures.
‘Conflict Minerals’ Gold, Tin & Tungsten Face New Layer Of Regulation
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- Published on Tuesday, 31 July 2012 08:57
- Written by Tom Butcher
Dodd-Frank Act seeks to cut funding of armed groups engaged in conflict and human rights abuses through disclosure rule.
ETFS’ Harvey: Tight Palladium & Platinum Supplies Could Make Respective ETFs Swing-Suppliers
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- Published on Thursday, 12 April 2012 11:38
- Written by Drew Voros
Senior vice president of ETF Securities, issuer of the only U.S. physically backed palladium and platinum exchange-traded funds, says shrinking supply of both metals make ETF holdings more valuable.
Diamond ETF May Not Be An Investor's Best Friend
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- Published on Wednesday, 21 March 2012 06:21
- Written by Ana Kostioukova
Trying to fit diamonds, a luxury good, into the commodity ETF space is a pricing stretch.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea: The Last Commodity Frontier
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- Published on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 06:43
- Written by Tom Vulcan
Plenty of unknowns accompany ability to dive deeper in oceans to mine metals and minerals.
Zirconium: Not Just Bling
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- Published on Monday, 21 September 2009 07:00
- Written by Tom Vulcan
Ads for cubic zirconia rings as thrifty diamond substitutes are all but passé. We delve into the shiny chemical element's other uses ...
- More abundant than copper
- The largest consumers
- Market prospects
Thinking Different: Alternative Commodities
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- Published on Tuesday, 21 April 2009 02:20
- Written by HardAssetsInvestor.com
It's 'alternatives week' at HardAssetsInvestor.com, and we're focused on wine and diamonds instead of wheat and corn for a few days. Associate Editor Dave Nadig and Editor-in-Chief Matt Hougan dig into the unique challenges of these alternative hard assets, and debate just what makes a commodity a commodity.
Buying Diamonds?
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- Published on Monday, 20 April 2009 03:51
- Written by Julian Murdoch
If gold is a 'safe haven,' are diamonds a sure thing too? Maybe not.
- Are diamonds a commodity?
- Is there a liquid market for diamonds?
- How do they fare during times of inflation?
