Why gold bugs love silver
August 4 - 10, 2008
SILVER was the shooting star, the brilliant white light which soared in a parabolic move to $US50 on January 21, 1980. Legend has it that it flamed out and fell to earth, a humble industrial metal. It appeared that the lustre of silver as an investment asset was eternally tarnished.
Beyond the Gold Standard: a whimsical look at Middle America
July 28 - August 3, 2008
THERE is nothing new under the sun. Political acts of folly recur through the ages, none more so than the inevitable resort to the printing press and abuse of privilege. Our story begins on August 15, 1971.
Barking dogs really bug me
July 14 - 20, 2008
IVANHOE Mines boss Robert Friedland barking like a dog must have created amusement at the recent World Mining Investment Congress in London. It’s not the first time, though, the magnate’s howling and yelping has been directed at gold.