With the gold and silver markets heating up once again, King World News interviewed legendary trader Jim Sinclair. When asked about repeated top calls being made in the gold market Sinclair responded, “This is not what a top is made of. I’ve been around long enough, I’ve seen many, many markets, so many I don’t even want to count anymore, and this is not what tops are made out of. To... read more

China, Russia, Iran Dumping Dollar For Gold Posted on Pakalert on November 26, 2010 International Forecaster Something is going on that your government does not want you to know about. Very few journalists have written about it and little or nothing has appeared in the mainstream media. The story could be one of major stories of our time. Western powers have tried to destroy gold as... read more

"Straight Talk" features thinking from notable minds who you, the ChrisMartenson.com audience, have indicated that you want to learn more about. Readers submit the questions they want addressed and our guests take their best crack at answering. The comments and opinions expressed by our guests are their own. This week's Straight Talk contributor is G. Edward Griffin -- political lecturer, f... read more

(Reuters) - Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway Inc sits on $25.54 billion of cash, said worried investors are making a costly mistake by buying up U.S. Treasuries that yield almost nothing. In his widely read annual letter to Berkshire shareholders, the man many consider the world's most revered investor said investors are engulfed by a "paralyzing fear" stemming from the credit crisis... read more

By David Lew China has set the most ambitious task on gold reserves and gold mining: take the country’s gold holdings from the current 1054 tonnes to a massive 10,000 tonnes in the next 10 years. Is this grand task a realistic plan or a golden dream? Chinese officials say the dragon country wants to overtake the United States in gold reserves. America is the world l... read more

Associated Press, 03.15.10, 02:48 PM BOISE, Idaho Idaho lawmakers are backing a plan that would allow state tax bills to be paid down with silver medallions instead of cash. The bill approved Monday is intended to encourage the use of silver as a form of currency and reinvigorate Idaho's silver mining industry, which has been in decline for decades. Athol Republican Rep. Phil Hart t... read more

world history, only ten times more silver has been mined than gold. If you go back about 1,000 years ago between the years 1000 and 1250, gold was worth ten times more than silver worldwide. From year 1250 to 1792, the gold to silver ratio slowly increased from 10 to 15 and the Coinage Act of 1792 officially defined a gold to silver ratio of 15. The ratio remained at 15 until forty-two years la... read more

While much of silver's recent move has been attributed to concerns about the state of the global economy, a number of analysts expect silver's industrial uses to come strongly to the fore when the economy does recover Author: Geoff Candy Posted:  Tuesday , 05 Oct 2010 GRONINGEN - Silver is often viewed as a horse with two masters. On the one hand it is viewed as a monetary... read more

By MICHAEL GRAY Last Updated: 4:37 AM, May 9, 2010 Posted: 12:30 AM, May 9, 2010 Federal agents have launched parallel criminal and civil probes of JPMorgan Chase and its trading activity in the precious metals market, The Post has learned. The probes are centering on whether or not JPMorgan, a top derivatives holder in precious metals, acted improperly to depress th... read more

For decades, the U.S. dollar has been the reserve currency of the world.  This has given the United States an extraordinary amount of economic power, but as the U.S. economy has started to come apart over the past decade, other nations have increasingly sought to move aw... read more