Archive for February, 2009
2009 Ultra High Relief Gold Double Eagles: US Mint Can’t Deliver Their Own Hype
Back in December, I examined the upcoming 2009 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Gold Coin offering from the US Mint. I expressed the opinion that the US Mint would have problems handing demand
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Examining the Gold ETFs, Gold Reaches New Highs
With gold continuing its run, there's been plenty of gold appearances in the mainstream press. But the more interesting discussions usually happen elsewhere. Here's a few noteworthy blog posts and articles related to
Gold, Silver, and Platinum Year To Date Performance
Gold, silver, and platinum have all been strong performance so far this year, but which has done the best? The table below presents the price of gold, silver, and platinum at the start of the year, today's price, and the change. The performance of the S&P 500 is thrown in for good measure. 31
Gold and Silver Market Manipulation, Paper Market Crash, Platinum Jumps
Beneath Cash4Gold's shiny veneer, a dull reality The Cash4Gold Superbowl ad certainly brought the company a lot of mainstream attention. However, it also brought to light many questions about their payment
January 2009 US Mint Gold, Silver, and Platinum Bullion Sales
Many track the tonnes in the trust for Gold and Silver ETFs in order to gauge the continuing growth in investment demand for precious metals. This year, I wanted to try my own version of tracking precious
Analysts Pile on the Gold Bull
Gold's recent move above $900 has analysts scrambling to increase their price targets. The last time I looked at gold price targets from analysts was in early December, when a similar flurry of activity took place. Morgan Stanley got the
Silver Investment Demand
In a previous post, I reviewed the amount of silver bullion sold by the United States Mint during 2008. With this post, I will take a longer term look at silver demand, which highlights the
