Articles from year 2009

(November 2, 2009) Gold prices just completed a full month (October 2009) trading above the $1,000 mark for the first time in history, and on Monday, November 2nd, gold’s PM London fix of $1,062 was an all-time high in dollar terms.
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"Confiscation" talk in the gold business is the bogeyman that refuses to die.(October 12, 2009)
Dire predictions abound that The Powers That Be (always capitalized, naturally) will, inevitably, some day, come to seize John and Jane Q Public’s pile of the shiny stuff.
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Good News from the US Mint! (October 6, 2009)
The US Mint announced today that there will be production of 2009-dated Buffalo 1-ounce .9999 gold bullion coins, as well as fractional gold Eagles for 2009. However, the red-hot demand for gold and silver bullion means that some collector series coins will not be produced this year.
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On Tuesday September 8, gold traded above $1,000 for the first time in over a year.
While US equities hit new highs for 2009, at the same time that US Treasuries strengthened in price. As they say, go figure.
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We present here the Executive Summary of the World Gold Council’s report on gold off-take and supply for the period April-June 2009.(August 31, 2009)
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Summer Notes from All Over  (July 8, 2009) Gold prices are softening, and many buyers are making vacation plans or have already escaped to work-free havens. This might be the perfect time to ramble down the yellow brick road…
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Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics (May 11, 2009)
Our promised follow-up on mistruths about gold collector coins. The hobby of coin collecting, a once-leisurely pastime, has been hijacked by opportunistic marketers who use fear and lies to hard-sell numismatic coins to people who only want to buy gold.
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Buying gold or starting a hobby ?(May 3, 2009)
September of 2008 began a genuine gold rush as many private citizens and money managers have chosen the traditional refuge in times of political, economic, and fiscal uncertainty – the purchase and custody of gold in tradable bullion forms.
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Gold Action in Seasonal Slowdown (April 11, 2009)
Traditionally, a national pause occurs in the gold business in the weeks preceding the 15th April. In preparation for this least holy of days, US citizens are busy contemplating his or her personal finances as they prepare to render unto Uncle Sam Caesar his due.
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Putting some Pop into that Dirty Old Gold (March 21, 2009)
Gold prices reasserted themselves with a vengeance this week, soaring some $80 in 24 hours with the announcement on Wednesday that yet another trillion or so of our dollars were being created to benefit large suffering corporate entities in a further act of unrequited charity on our behalf.
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March, Into the Future  (March 5, 2009) After a short lull in January, gold bullion coin and bar demand has soared once again on a near-daily onslaught of news reports about our Recent Economic Unpleasantness, proposed and actual multi-trillion dollar solutions, and a general sense of mistrust of every investment haven under the sun. Worldwide, physical gold rules.
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Valentine Notes from All Over (February 14th, 2009 – Valentines Day)
By now, I wouldn’t be shocked if you hadn’t yet received a box of chocolates, flowers, or a gift of a night on the town. It is unfortunate, but sometimes, often at the wrong times, you just have to be patient and wait for what you want.
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January Notes from All Over (January 27, 2009, The Year of the Ox)
Taking stock of this New Year, we find a global situation of reduced economic circumstances, in which the flow of world trade has slowed, and remedies such as bailouts and rescues are focus of the day. Is this the Gloomer’s time
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Tim Geithner – Please Read This (January 5, 2009)
2008 was a terrible year for most every financial asset, but gold’s return of 4.31% beat most of the alternatives. Unfortunately, 2008’s unprecedented surge in bullion demand was not met with adequate supply for the average US investor.
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