
GOLD STEADY - DOLLAR HIGHER
Gold was lower before the open, but came back to unchanged shortly thereafter and silver is down $.15. The dollar is soaring again, up 47 basis points at 75.76. Gold is holding in spite of the rally in the dollar and that is indicative of the fact that people are holding gold because they believe that it is the best form of money. In fact, listening to CNBC this morning, I heard one stock fund analyst saying that their fund had 15% diversified into physical gold bars. He said they held the gold because they feel it is the best form of currency. He said almost all central banks are pursuing easy money policies and therefore there is no form of money that is as attractive as gold. We also know that gold is an effective preservation of wealth asset and that it is an asset that can be converted into any currency in the world with ease.
The most interesting thing that I continue to hear analysts discussing on the financial television stations is that they feel gold is a good diversifier for their equity holdings.
With interest rates in the U.S. essentially at zero, there is no advantage to holding liquid assets in treasuries or other forms of cash. With gold, investors have an opportunity for gains that outperform the negligible yield on treasuries or money market funds. Moreover, the most sophisticated investors in the world such as John Paulsen, David Einhorn, and many other sophisticated market analysts and investors like Jim Rogers, are all moving into gold very aggressively even at these levels and expected to reach net buying of 30 tons. Central banks are buying gold at market levels. The demand for gold from central banks is at record levels. Central banks have not been net buyers of gold in over 20 years. Therefore, this is a major shift in sentiment. Once again, central banks are holding gold as a replacement for the dollar.
While some analysts think that a correction is overdue in the precious metal sector, most believe it will be short-lived and prices will continue higher very quickly. Forecasts of $1,200 by year-end are now commonplace. HSBC has joined those along with Commerz Bank and others who think that gold will reach $1,200 quickly, perhaps by the end of the year. Next year, analysts are forecasting prices from $1,500 to $2,000. In my view, the fact that John Paulsen is starting a new gold fund that launches on January 1st and that he is putting $250 million of his own money into that fund, is indicative of the expectation that gold will rise dramatically over the coming years.
Dow Jones Wire Service reported that Société Générale's Dylan Grice is arguing that gold prices could ramp up to $6,300 or more within the decade, and possibly over the coming few years. GFMS this morning forecast that silver demand might push the price of silver over $20 an ounce in the short-term.
Given all of the factors that are supportive of gold and silver assets over the near-term and especially the longer-term, it makes sense to have some diversification into gold. When traditional stock mutual funds are diversifying their holdings with gold, it should be an indicator to all investors that it makes sense to have some money in gold. Goldline has been in business for nearly 50 years serving investors who wish to own gold and silver assets. Call Goldline today at 1-877-341-2646 for assistance getting started or adding to your holdings. Goldline offers a free gold investor information package, which contains excellent articles from major banks and brokerage firm analysts, along with information that should be interesting and helpful to all investors. Call Goldline at 1-877-341-2646 to receive your free information package.
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- Citigroup - Gold: $2,300 - $2,400 (by end of 2012) "While we remain cautious on Gold in the near term...we continue to believe that the bull market remains intact...we believe that 2012 may be..."
- Leeb Capital Management - Gold: $2,500 - $3,000 (in 2012) "I'll give you my target for gold at the end of 2012, it's going to be trading somewhere between $2,500 and $3,000. This..."
- Global Hunter Securities - Gold: $1,800 (in 2012) "'What I am looking for is a gold price of $1,800 an ounce in 2012,' says Jeffrey Wright, senior research analyst at Global Hunter..."
- US Global Investors - Gold: $3,600 (by 2017) "'People get so caught up with the next three minutes for gold and they should really be focused on the next three years,' says Frank Holmes, ..."
- Goldman Sachs - Gold: over $1,900 (in 2012) "Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs predicts that gold's bull run will continue into 2012 with a low interest rate environment and..."
- CNBC - Gold: $2,400 (no period given) "Gold will top $2,400 an ounce. The long-term bull market in gold marches on. Gold won't make a straight shot to a new inflation-adjusted high. As long..."
- Nomura - Gold: $2,000 (by end of 2012) "Nomura has raised its forecast for gold prices to $2,000 an ounce by the end of 2012, from $1,800 earlier. The brokerage said the low-interest rate..."
- Morgan Stanley - Gold: $2,200 (in first half of 2012) "Gold will lead a rally in commodities in 2012 as Europe's sovereign-debt crisis continues to roil financial markets, spurring demand for ..."
- UBS - Gold: $2,050 average in 2012 "[Gold] remains one of the top commodity picks for 2012 as 'most of the factors that pushed gold higher in 2011 are not going away,' according to UBS..."
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Gold: $2,150 - $2,200 (average in 2012) "From a technical perspective we believe that the bull trend for gold remains intact… with gold having not yet met any of..."
- TheStreet.com - Gold: $2,500 (by May 2013) "I want to own gold here. I think gold is going to $2,500 eighteen months from now... Gold has been up for ten straight years and this going to be the..."


