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Graham Tuckwell: ‘Pent-Up Demand’ Behind Fund’s Success
Graham TuckwellThe chairman of ETF Securities discusses his firm's new physically backed platinum and palladium funds.
  • More than $100 million in assets already
  • The silence from automakers
  • Will PPLT and PALL move their markets?
Lara Crigger Friday, 15 January 2010
 
Miguel Perez-Santalla: Rhodium On A Tear
The VP of marketing for Heraeus Precious Metals Management discusses his outlook for industrial metals in 2010.
  • Logistics of buying silver over gold
  • Why rhodium is tricky to own
  • Cautious plays for palladium and platinum
HardAssetsInvestor.com Wednesday, 13 January 2010
 
Tom Winmill: $2,400/oz Gold In The Next 10 Years
Tom WinmillThe portfolio manager of the Midas Fund gives us his take on the precious metals market.
  • Where gold goes next in the short and long term
  • Have we hit peak gold?
  • Why he likes platinum best of all
Lara Crigger Friday, 20 November 2009
 
Platinum: A Stronger Safe Haven Than Gold?
PlatinumGold isn't the only precious metal shining lately. What's behind platinum's rise—and, more importantly, will it continue?
  • Demand still recovering from 2008
  • Oversupply in 2009 and 2010?
  • How would a U.S. ETF affect the market?
Julian Murdoch Monday, 19 October 2009
 
Is ‘Cash For Clunkers’ Salvaging Metals?
CarsThe metals markets have seen a boost from the government's CARS program -– but can the good times last?
  • The psychological impact of CARS
  • ‘Wishful thinking' in the steel markets?
  • Is U.S. platinum miner in trouble?
Lara Crigger Monday, 10 August 2009
 
Two Paths To Platinum Lead to UBS
Real-time Monetary Inflation (per annum): 8.4%

Platinum has been on a roll recently. Unfortunately for bulls, it's been mostly downhill in June. The October NYMEX delivery topped out at $1,304 an ounce on June 4, then slid more than $140 before finding buying support last week.

Brad Zigler Monday, 29 June 2009
 
Platinum Group Metals: The GM Angle

PlatinumPrices of platinum and palladium have soared recently to their highest levels since November 2008. So why is GM's bankruptcy partly to blame?

  • Behind the automotive connection
  • Playing the platinum-palladium spread
  • How the only U.S. PGM miner has fared
Lara Crigger Monday, 15 June 2009
 
A Real Commodity Moneymaker
Real-time Inflation Indicator (per annum): 9.2%

Wednesday's column ("2008 Was Golden ... Barely") left some readers with the impression that there were hardly any winners among the exchange-traded products (ETPs) tracking commodities.

Brad Zigler Thursday, 08 January 2009
 
Gold Vs. Silver Vs. Platinum

Gold coinsWhat do investors do when the world seems to be ending? Look for safe(r) havens.

  • A quick peek at precious metals
  • Demand drivers going forward
  • The bargain in gold miners
Julian Murdoch Monday, 13 October 2008
 
High Prices Cut Demand For Metals
There's a reason platinum miners are worried about high prices: It could drive down long-term demand.
  • Investors start to liquidate investment positions
  • "Thrifting" reduces demand, both short and long term
  • Carbon, silver to potentially cut demand for catalytic converters
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 26 August 2008
 
Platinum, Gold May Have Peaked Near-Term
One precious metals expert sees strong support for metals prices, but worries they may have met a ceiling of demand.
  • Jewelry demand freezes up at $900/ounce
  • Slumping SUVs hit platinum prices
  • Still plenty of profit in platinum
HardAssetsInvestor.com Wednesday, 20 August 2008
 
Precious Consolidation
Image of stacked bars of platinumHow oil relates to platinum prices, and why consolidation is coming to the commodities market.
  • Platinum's plummeting
  • The oil-supply food chain
  • Xstrata's consolidation play
Julian Murdoch Tuesday, 12 August 2008
 
Whither The Precious Metals Markets?
Image of 2 intertwined platinum ringsHave precious metals peaked?
  • Holiday demand could see gold rise
  • New silver mines bringing surplus to market
  • Signs unclear for platinum?

 

Lawrence Carrel Friday, 25 July 2008
 
The Gloves Come Off
Due to the success of HAI's Clash Of The Titans, we're revisiting the first debate from Mike Norman and Peter Schiff, where they tackled:
  • Gold's 50% drop on a real return since 1980
  • Schiff's price prediction of thousands per ounce
  • PLUS, a new downloadable research report on the collapsing dollar.
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 08 July 2008
 
Tom Winmill On Legislation And Speculation Limits
Tom Winmill, portfolio manager of Midas Funds, discusses the effects of a proposed ban on commodity speculation and commodity investment in pension funds, his fund’s allocations and platinum.
  • Commodity markets and prices affected
  • Volatile by nature
  • Platinum demand surpasses production
 Tom Winmill, portfolio manager of Midas Funds
Hardassetsinvestor.com Tuesday, 01 July 2008
 
Tom Winmill On Investing In Precious Metals
Tom Winmill, portfolio manager of Midas Funds, delves into the precious metals markets and equity performance vs. physical commodities.
  • Market malaise holds gold equities back
  • In defiance, Midas Fund outpaced metal performance (2007)
  • Global GDP growth and bubble bursting
Tom Winmill On Investing In Precious Metals
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 17 June 2008
 
Platinum Supplies Hoarded By ETFs
PlatinumHow will the seesaw of prices and supply and demand tilt in the coming years?
  • ETFs vs. industrial uses
  • Platinum hotter than gold?
  • Production disruptions in South Africa

 

Michael A. S. Guth Tuesday, 17 June 2008
 
The Gloves Come Off
HAI anchor Mike Norman and Peter Schiff, author of the new book Crash Proof, square off on whether gold and commodities are a good investment.
  • Why is gold down 50% on a real-return basis since 1980?
  • Schiff says gold going to "several thousand dollars an ounce"
  • The need for a "cleansing recession"
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 15 April 2008
 
Following The Other White Metal

NYMEX platinum prices were up sharply this morning. That shouldn't be too surprising in light of the impact the electricity crisis in South Africa has had on precious metals prices.

Brad Zigler Thursday, 07 February 2008
 
Gold And Green: A Strange Confluence
It's not easy being green, especially if you like gold. That seems to be the message coming out of South Africa now as outages along the country's creaking power grid have shut down gold and platinum production.
Brad Zigler Tuesday, 29 January 2008
 
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