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| RATIOS & INDEXES |
| Gold / Silver | 63.40 |
| Gold / Oil | 13.91 |
| Dowjones / Gold | 11.25 |
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 | The Energy Report |
| Byron King: Forget OPEC. North American Energy Plays Bring Profits Home |
| The Energy Report: Byron, welcome. You recently attended the Platts Conference in London, which addressed shifting energy trade patterns in light of growing U.S. export prospects and dwindling exports from South America and Africa. Has OPEC's role diminished?
Byron King: The short answer is yes. OPEC is struggling right now. The Middle East, the West African producers and Venezuela are struggling. The West African players and Venezuela have seen exports to the U.S. decline dramatically. In counTuesday, June 11, 2013 |
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 | Jesse - Le Café Américain |
 Marking the Field: US Stated Gold Reserves and Gold Held at the Fed - World Gold and Gold Swaps |
| The US Treasury says that it holds 261,499,000 fine troy ounces in its international reserves.
The gold is valued on the books at $42.2222 per fine troy ounce. This represents a total value of $11,041,063,078.
Since there are 32,150.7466 troy ounces in a tonne, the US Treasury has 8,133.53 tonnes of fine gold on its books. Note that the number as presented on a copy of the official US Treasury statement shown below includes 'gold swaps.'
A discussion of the procedures and nature of goldMonday, May 20, 2013 |
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 | Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| US Crude Exports to Canada Triple; Brent WTI Crude Spread Lowest in Over Two Years |
| Brent vs. WTI
Brent Crude Oil Spot Price
Brent WTI Spread
Brent WTI Spread
Note the drop in the spread between the US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude future and the Brent future, a benchmark price of European, African and Middle Eastern oil.
The futures diverged sharply in late 2010 and are now converging.
US Crude Exports to Canada Triple
Bloomberg reports Brent Pressured by U.S. Tripling Crude to Canada.
U.S. oil exports are poised to reach the highest level in 28 years aFriday, May 10, 2013 |
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 | The Gold Report |
| West Africa : Still Early Days with Lots of Potential: Dan Hrushewsky |
| The Gold Report: When many mining investors hear West Africa, the first thing they think of is risk, especially political risk. Is that a baseless concern? West Africa sounds exotic, but does that mean that it's high risk?
Dan Hrushewsky: I think risk often times has to do with the unknown. The less we know about something, the more risky we think it is, although one doesn't mean the other. Exotic does not have to mean higher risk from an investor standpoint. The lack of general investor awarenThursday, April 11, 2013 |
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| The Gold Report |
| Alka Singh: Is a False Perception of Risk Pummeling Your Profits? |
| The Gold Report: Alka, gold is off to a weak start in 2013 and has dipped below $1,600/ounce ($1,600/oz). Should investors lower their expectations for the gold price this year?
Alka Singh: Just because gold has a weak start doesn't mean that it's going to have a weak finish. I'm bullish on precious metals?period. I believe that gold will close higher by the end of this year. There is short-term technical weakness in the gold market and some headline risk as some funds have been reportedly reduMonday, March 04, 2013 |
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| The Gold Report |
| Discover 35 Mining Stocks with Potential: Henk Krasenberg |
| The Gold Report: Where's the rally for gold?
Henk Krasenberg: The general investment public is not in the right mood for resource stocks. Those who own them are not happy with their performance, and those who don't own them are not convinced that they should own them. Only 2% of all investment capital is in gold, other metals and related vehicles. I believe that gold is not as high as most people think. I relate it to the all-time high of $850/ounce ($850/oz) in 1980 and if you correct that toMonday, February 25, 2013 |
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 | John Browne - Euro Pacific Capital |
| France and the UK Could Be the Lynchpins of Europe |
| Over the past two months, Europe's problems seem to have disappeared from the headlines. However, the new French Socialist government is pushing ahead with policies that favor significantly higher government spending, greater regulation of business and commerce, and severely higher taxes on high earners. The long term effects of these policies, which I believe will lead to further economic decline, may be given fresh scrutiny if France is drawn into a lasting conflict in West Africa as a resultSaturday, January 19, 2013 |
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| The Energy Report |
| Sam Wahab: Coal and Natural Gas Stocks That Could Profit in a Topsy-Turvy Global Market |
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From the coal beds of Indonesia to oil and gas fields throughout Europe, Sam Wahab of the London-based investment firm Seymour Pierce is a master at spotting investment opportunities in the topsy-turvy world of fluctuating energy prices.In this interview withThe Energy Report, he deftly defines the structural problems affecting gas and coal markets, while identifying some plays that demonstrate the savvy to come out on top.Friday, January 11, 2013 |
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| The Gold Report |
| Mark Lackey Homes in on Golden Mining Opportunities in West Africa |
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Gold has been produced in Africa for thousands of years in places like Ghana and neighboring countries whose names have changed over the centuries.One thing that has not changed is that there's still a huge amount of gold to be found and mined in West Africa.That's what Mark Lackey likes about the area and in this interview with The Gold Report, he talks about companies that are or will be producing significant amounts of the world's prized metal.Tuesday, January 08, 2013 |
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