The world‟s first and only global Metal Bulletin Iron Ore (MBIO) Index Futures Contract (SMMBIO) traded on the Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX) crossed a volume of 1,479,800 tons in February 2012, marking a new high since the launch of this unique contract on August 12, 2011, according to SMX.

Coal or thorium, is the question before the nation's power generation sector not in the short run but in the long term, both having its pros and cons. Enhancing the energy infrastructure with respect to the environment becomes the need of the hour, regarding India which aims to be a developed nation.

Dr. Constantin Gurdgiev, a non Executive member of the GoldCore Investment Committee, has analysed the data of US Mint coin sales in January and has looked at them in their important historical context going back to 1987.

Gold could build on its rally into next week and possibly close out the month of January with a gain, market participants said.

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Although Barclays is positive on the prospects for commodity prices in Q1, for now they are still positioning relatively cautiously across sectors.

China's growing romance with gold will continue and may reshape the jewelry climate in Asia, as Chinese demand challenges India for the top consumer spot. In other parts of the world, the United States and Europe, there is a trend toward higher-end products.

Goldman Sachs is maintaining its 12-month target of $1,940 an ounce for gold. “As European funding pressures ease, we expect Gold prices to converge upwards, back to levels implied by U.S. real interest rates,” Goldman said.

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While gold has been soaring for the past two years on the back of the eurozone debt crisis, precious metals like platinum and palladium have underperformed.

Stating that he'd rather own Silver or rice as assets, legendary investor Jim Rogers indicated that the coming years will be filled with political turmoil and economic uncertainty.

There may be a precedent for the situation in which the Eurozone finds itself. Across the Atlantic, the United States of America once faced a similar challenge.