The Gold Economy

Obviously, I am not early to this party, but I think that this trade gets less attention than the dollar/euro or gold/dollar. As a contrarian I find that very attractive. Here’s some evidence in support of my point. These are the number of Google search results for the indicated search phrases.

GLD/EUR 734EUR/GLD 793EUR/USD 5,340,000USD/EUR 1,690,000GBP/USD 2,230,000NOK/USD 154,000GBP/NOK 85,900″gold versus euro” 11,400″usd versus eur” 369,000

I am basically bullish on gold long-term, I just feel that too many people own

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By Brad Zigler

Just before the weekend, we puzzled over the prospects of an intermediate top in gold prices (see “A Holiday Gold Sale?“) due to the seeming formation of a head-and-shoulders pattern.

Naturally, all this cogitation leads silver traders and investors to wonder what would happen to white metal prices if gold breaks down. Silver, after all, is gold’s fellow traveler, though the two metals don’t move in lock step with one another.

The metal’s different drumbeats became distinctly audible over the past couple of months as the gold/silver ratio plummeted (see “Gold/Silver Ratio’s Objective Reached“)

Byron Capital Markets Analyst Jon Hykawy sees the rare earth elements (REE) sector for what it is — something much different from mining copper or gold. He believes the keys to making money in rare earths involve metallurgy, deposit location, marketing and downstream integration. In this Gold Report exclusive, Jon makes his case for rare earth elements and the companies he believes have the best chance to deliver them at a profit.

Jon Hykawy, who was part of a panel at the recent Forbes and Manhattan Resource Summit in West Palm Beach, FL, says:

Rare earth-equipped motors are the lightest, most