By Marin Katusa, Casey Research Energy Team Coal prices are surging ahead even as most other commodities pull back, spurred on by expectations that metallurgical and thermal coal production will again fail to meet rising global demand this year. The result? Record profits for major coal producers like Xstrata, a surge in acquisitions from coal-hungry […]
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(Excerpt from the Casey Research 2011 Silver Investing Guide) Silver has been on fire over the last three years — substantially outperforming its spotlight-grabbing cousin, gold. Because we believe this bull run is far from over, we advise investors to always maintain exposure to the precious metals markets. Even if you haven’t yet participated in
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Yesterday we looked at how the government’s separation of Gold from money has allowed it to grow out of control contrary to the intentions of our founding fathers. Had the money remained chained to gold the government’s ability to wage war, offer unlimited social programs and grab power would have been severly curtailed. So of
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What is Fascism? We’ve often heard the word but what exactly is fascism? Historians, political scientists and other scholars have spent long hours trying to define the exact nature of fascism. Since each occurance of fascism is distinct, it is difficult to define. The three common threads of fascism are Nationalism, Authoritarian with a strongly regulated economic
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Here at Financial Trend Forecaster we are always looking at global trends trying to project the future based on the recent past. We believe that the wise thing to do is to evaluate all the options so that we will be prepared no matter what happens. Sticking your head in the sand will not protect you from an
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Silver is a hot topic these days even with the recent sell-off. So how much do you know about the metal and its underlying fundamentals? What caused its price increase? Mine production? Household use? Government holdings? In this article Jeff Clark, Senior Precious Metals Analyst for Casey Research and Big Gold, “the best precious metals
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This week two major court cases chipped away at our 4th amendment rights one by the Indiana courts and another by the U.S. Supreme court. Pretty soon they might as well just cross out the 4th amendment because it will be totally meaningless. In the Indiana case, the court ruled that it is against the law to resist officers trying to enter your residence even if they don’t have a warrant and are entering illegally. In the Supreme Court Case, they ruled that officers could enter a house without a warrant and subsequently arrest the occupants if they heard noises that made them assume that evidence was being destroyed. In the following article, David Galand addresses the herd mentality and why we as freedom-loving Americans are putting up with this, how it affects our investments and what we can do about it.
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by Andrey Dashkov, Casey International Speculator The gold-silver ratio (GSR) measures how many ounces of silver one can purchase for an ounce of gold, on a certain date. Reference to the ratio has a long history. One of the first mentions was that upon the death of Alexander the Great, the ratio was 12.5 to
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In this article Doug Casey presents the case that we are in the early stages of an inflationary depression, commodities are soaring and next will be retail prices. In an inflationary depression financial assets aren’t worth the paper they are printed on and currently they are precious few bargains available in paper assets anyway. So
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When a Gold Necklace Isn’t Jewelry By Jeff Clark, Editor, BIG GOLD When it comes to supply and demand, what you’ve been told about gold jewelry is wrong. That’s a strong statement, but I’ve got a firsthand account to back it up. Most industry organizations separate jewelry from investment when they tally the numbers on
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