Signs of Gold Approaching the "Mania" Stage

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Investment manias share some key traits in common. When they get going, they REALLY get going (a la NASDAQ 1999). People believe that “this time it’s different” (housing bubble anyone?). And – they are certainly equal opportunity. From tulips, to spices…from houses, to tech stocks…manias are always looking for the next asset class to party […]

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From Reuters: A German asset management company plans to set up 500 “Gold-to-Go” ATMs in Germany, Switzerland and Austria this year. A gold-dispensing automatic teller machine (ATM) was on display at Frankfurt’s main railway station for a one-day marketing test yesterday. A one-gram piece of gold, the size of a child’s little fingernail and about […]

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The world’s major central banks are expected to reduce sales and lending of their gold bullion reserves this year, MarketWatch reports. Because central banks hold a significant portion of above-ground gold in the world – over 15% of it, the article reports – reduced selling by the banks could weigh on gold supplies. If you […]

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Please enjoy this insightful guest article by Doug Casey, as he shares his forecasts for the 2009 economy and beyond. I strongly agree with Doug’s outlook for gold and interest rates. The contrarian in me wants to be more optimistic about the economy beyond 2009, so for the sake of the world, I hope Doug’s […]

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Richard Russell’s latest comments on the action in the gold and silver markets: As I said, the gold action is changing — what’s happened to the profit taking? Gold buyers have stopped taking profits, the are buying and sitting with their gold. Physical gold has now been swept off the market. Coins are only sold […]

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