Gold Market Updatepara oroyfinanzas por cortesía deClive Maundwww.clivemaund.com 6 January 2004Gold is retreating as the dollar rallies. So far this correction is quite normal and, with the dollar looking set to run to the 85 area on the index, and possibly the 87 area, gold is expected to drop back to test its long-term uptrend line now at about $410.

2005, The Year of the Junior Mining Stockspara oroyfinanzas por cortesía del Dr Richard AppelFinancial Insights 1 January 2005 As difficult and trying that this year has been for junior exploration company investors, I believe that the approaching one is destined to provide us with substantial rewards. If I am correct, these nascent companies will more than compensate us for the frustration, suffering and losses that we have endured as we watched our portfolios dwindle in value as the year 2004 wore on.

Gold –The Weekly Global Perspective  para oroyfinanzas por cortesía deJulian PhillipsGold Authentic Money That was the week that was31 December 2004The last week of the year of trading saw a quiet and thin market, with no London Fixes. This left the market wide open to any who cared to dominate it. And the Funds jumped into the breach and sat on the gold price, not only in U.S. $s, but in the Euro too. They liquidated their long positions, in the thin trading picture and had a disproportionate effect on the price. But the same can be true going the other way, as well!