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Four reasons a buying opportunity is fast approaching in gold

Is the coffin is closing for the long-term gold bull market?

Tommy Humphreys | July 20, 2015 | 8:17 am

Extremes become more extreme

On the New York Stock Exchange margin debt has hit all-time records at $500bn, roughly double that at the top of the dot-com bubble in 2000 when valuations rose to the highest ever recorded.

GoldMoney | July 17, 2015 | 2:26 am

Planetary Resources’ first spacecraft begins testing asteroid prospecting technology

The Arkyd 3 Reflight (A3R) will spent its three-month orbiting mission sending back data to a group of scientists based at the firm’s headquarters in Redmond, WA.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 16, 2015 | 7:25 am

Only permanent supply cuts can lift metal prices

The availability of cheap money has seen boards postpone hard decisions about uneconomic capacity says Macquarie in new report.

Frik Els | July 14, 2015 | 2:05 pm

INFOGRAPHIC: Data shows investing is heavily biased by Geography

For investors, there’s no place like home. Data shows that investors are heavily sector-biased based on where they live.

Visual Capitalist | July 14, 2015 | 6:38 am

Greeks can’t tap cash, gold, silver in safety deposit boxes

The notion that safe deposit boxes – facilities that are used by many precious metals investors and others seeking to safeguard their wealth and valuables – need to come under capital controls to protect against bank runs is a dubious one.

GoldSeek.com | July 14, 2015 | 12:57 am

Scientists, environmentalists call for freeze in deep sea mining permits

A group of scientists is asking international authorities to temporarily halt the approval of new underwater mining contracts until further environmental controls are put in place.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 10, 2015 | 10:59 am