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Buying Gold is Not as Safe as TV Ads Make it Appear, Says 35-Year Veteran of the Precious Metals Markets13 Mar 2010

Ads advocating the purchase of gold dominate the air waves. However, the gold coins promoted do not provide the safety and protection that the ads promise. Bill Haynes, a 35-year veteran of the precious metals bullion market, explains why. 0 comments

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Germany considers c.bank gold reserves for EMF-paper

BERLIN, March 13 (Reuters) - Germany is considering the possibility of euro zone countries using their central banks' gold reserves to back a European Monetary Fund, German magazine Focus reported on Saturday. The German Finance ...
Gold: 8 day longest fall in 4 years

NEW DELHI (Commodity Online): Gold continued its slide this week in India with the metal losing again on Friday. This is the longest losing streak in four years in the New Delhi bullion market.
Gold Euro and Greek crisis

The move lower in gold today was attributed to easing concerns over Greece and consequently Europe in general which led some to move back into the Euro and out of gold as fears subsided and ...
Gold falls on fears China may raise rates

Gold in New York fell to the biggest weekly loss in seven weeks yesterday, on speculation that China will raise interest rates to control inflation, reducing demand for raw materials including precious metals. Consumer prices ...

TSB funded project will develop nano-engineered platinum catalyst layers for fuel cells

They are developing novel micro-and nano-structured materials to enable a significantly increased oxygen reduction mass activity of platinum within the fuel cell catalyst layers. Effective ...
Mine Deeper to Understand Platinum and Palladium

Back in September 2009, I had recommended two trades in the PGM (platinum group metal) space. (The the recommendation is here.)Trade idea:
Revised Proposal from Nyrstar NV may thwart Toho Zinc

The Australian lead-zinc-silver and copper miner CBH Resources Ltd (ASX: CBH) has received an improved offer for the company from big Belgium refiner Nyrstar NV ...
Bloomberg, Silver: Last Chance for Trade Center

AFTER years of false starts and broken promises, we have reached a defining moment in the rebuilding of the World Trade Center. By Friday, the ...
US Mint Sales: Bullion Coins Rebound, Disabled Vet $1s Advance

The latest United States Mint sales report is less than exciting. Only three products show week-over-week improvements. On the other hand, bullion gold and silver ...