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By Jeb Handwerger Commodities In Characteristic Selloff Once again at the end of 2011 we heard the voices of negation sounding the fear of the bursting of the commodities bubble. The naysayers come out with their Cassandra calls whenever commodities go into a characteristic and salubrious selloff. They never really learn to respect the importance of gold ( GLD ) and silver’s ( SLV ... Full story

Gold shipments from Japan, the world’s third-largest economy, are at the highest level since at least 1985 as individuals who purchased jewelry more than 20 years ago are selling it amid record prices. Bloomberg reports shipments in the 10 months ended October totaled 95.6 metric tons, according to Takahiro Morita, the Japan director of the World Gold Council, who cited Ministry of Finance customs ... Full story

Gold shipments from Japan, the world’s third-largest economy, are at the highest level since at least 1985 as individuals who purchased jewelry more than 20 years ago are selling it amid record prices. Full story

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA and JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA–(Marketwire – Nov. 9, 2011) -   Platinum Group Metals Ltd. Full story

The price of gold pushed through and held above the key resistance level of $1700 an ounce last week, as the US dollar dropped sharply due to the euphoria from Europe about the agreement made at the Euro Summit in Brussels. No one was more excited about the outcome than French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, who seems determined to save the world. I wouldn’t be ... Full story

Since gold has slid nearly 20% since hitting a high of $1,900 in September, maybe the precious metal can get a lift from some "magical necklaces" worn by baseball players. Necklaces that contain gold and titanium are starting to catch on with professional athletes who believe wearing them can help improve their performance Full story

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Updated at 3:15 p.m. ET Gold prices settled higher Monday, boosted by a weaker U.S Full story

In the last weeks we have seen the gold price jump from the price we alerted our subscribers of $1,555, to reach just over $1,800. Contrary to the view of many analysts, we do not see this as a frothy overrun from which it will pull back Full story

Gold Hedge reports that a German newspaper is telling its readers that it's time to buy gold: Bild Zeitung, is Germany’s biggest- selling newspaper, is the best-selling newspaper outside Japan and has the sixth-largest circulation worldwide. Bild encouraged German people to invest in gold as the global debt crisis continues to deteriorate and cause turmoil in global markets Full story