Gold Price surges thanks to Ben Bernanke

Gold : Merk Investments' Axel Merk explains to TheStreet's Joe Deaux why gold still has upside shine amid Ben Bernanke's Congressional testimony on monetary policy, and sustained global economic headwinds

Gold Bugs Hoping Bernanke Can Turn Tide

Phil Streible, Sr. commodities broker at RJO Futures, tells Gregg Greenberg his outlook for gold as Fed Chief Ben Bernanke goes to Capitol Hill.

Peter Schiff: More Reasons Than Ever to Buy Gold

Investor Peter Schiff remains optimistic about the long-term prospects for gold, despite its recent losses.

Peter Schiff : Gold Can Rally to $5000/oz In 2 Or 3 Years

Gold Can Rally to 5000 Dollars In 2 Or 3 Years says Peter Schiff “Can it get to $5,000 in six months? Probably not. In two to three years it’s more likely. I doubt it will take five years. If it takes that long, it will go higher.” - in MarketWatch
Related ETFs: SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD), iShares Silver Trust ETF (SLV)

Gold Fields South African production now down to 13% -- CEO

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) -- Production from South Africa is now down to 13% of its total production, Gold Fields CEO Nick Holland said on Thursday.

Gold is Acting Like a Pendulum

Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu, Stephanie Ruhle and Sara Eisen report on the details behind this morning's headlines. They speak on Bloomberg Television's "Market Makers." (Source: Bloomberg)

Gold rush: Japan Inc. flocks to Myanmar

An eyewitness report on the rapid changes engulfing the country and the prospects for further democratization

The visa section at the Myanmar Embassy in Tokyo used to be a quiet and lonely place, but not anymore. Pointing to boxes containing hundreds of Japanese passports bearing business visas, the staff there told me the deluge began in early 2012.
ANA now has all-business-class direct flights to Yangon from Tokyo, and is operating near full capacity. The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) office in Yangon reports being swamped by requests for assistance by Japanese firms looking to cash in on Asia’s most promising frontier. PR giant Dentsu is opening an office there this week. I even met a young Japanese nail artist in Yangon who thought she would try her luck in Asia’s latest boomtown.
Until a couple of years ago there were few vehicles on Yangon’s streets, and hotel rooms went begging. The new normal, though, is traffic jams, packed hotels and spiking rental rates for housing and offices.
read more : http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/02/10/asia-pacific/gold-rush-japan-inc-flocks-to-myanmar/#.URc-loaIDWg

Marc Faber : I Buy Gold because I’m fearful that we will still have a systemic crisis

Marc Faber : “I buy gold because I’m fearful that we will still have a systemic crisis, that we will have wars and so forth,” added Faber, who asked host Maria Baritromo if she owned any gold in which she responded that she has jewellery and earrings. “Sorry to say you are in great danger because you don’t own any gold, but you have a golden personality!”