The China Syndrome: A Building Bubble This Way Bloweth The investment world has become obsessed with phenomena that cause catastrophic loss – so much so that a new language has evolved, […] James West - MidasLetter.com | December 28, 2010 | 12:59 pm
Gold, Silver, Oil: Volatility is the New Stability In the last 30 day period, the price of gold has swung up and down like a yo-yo between $1,340 and ounce, […] James West - MidasLetter.com | December 9, 2010 | 2:35 pm
Seafield Resources: The Next Ventana Gold? Seafield Resources Ltd. (TSX.V:SFF) yesterday announced a stunning drill hole result: 449 metres grading 1.29 grams per tonne of gold. With this […] James West - MidasLetter.com | December 3, 2010 | 10:09 am
Gold Standards, the World Bank, and Fiscal Responsibility Since World Bank president Robert Zoellick put forth the idea for a new global currency that was influenced by the price of […] James West - MidasLetter.com | November 17, 2010 | 11:48 am
Rebirth of the Gold Standard I guess its not such a dumb idea after all. When I suggested in an editorial last year that a gold standard […] James West - MidasLetter.com | November 9, 2010 | 9:33 am
Buying $600 Billion in Debt with Debt Here is the glaring hole in the United States Federal Reserve’s approach to what it calls stimulus, and what history will one […] James West - MidasLetter.com | November 5, 2010 | 9:14 am
Copper on Fire The continuing strength in copper demand and subsequent pricing is directly correlated to the resilience of the Chinese economy. What else could […] James West - MidasLetter.com | September 8, 2010 | 8:56 am
The World According to Gold Whenever gold touches a new record price, goldbugs leap up and down and slap each other heartily on the back in a […] James West - MidasLetter.com | May 13, 2010 | 8:08 am
Goldman Sachs and the Next American Revolution Allegations of fraud brought last week by the Securities and Exchange Commission is a shocking departure from the culture of collusion among […] James West - MidasLetter.com | April 27, 2010 | 1:08 pm