Aussie Olympic gold medalist Lionel Cox, 80, dies (Sports Illustrated)

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian Olympic cycling gold medalist Lionel Cox has died of pneumonia, the Australian Olympic Committee said. He was 80.

Olympic gold medalist Lionel Cox dies (AP via Yahoo! Sports)

Australian Olympic cycling gold medalist Lionel Cox has died of pneumonia, the Australian Olympic Committee said. He was 80. Cox won a gold medal with Russell Mockridge in the 2,000-meter tandem event and silver in the 1,000-meter sprint at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. AOC president John Coates described Cox as one of “Australia’s finest Olympians.” AOC historian Harry Gordon says the…

Gold Climbs for First Day in Three as China Data Boosts Metals (Bloomberg)

March 10 (Bloomberg) — Gold rose in London for the first time in three days as industrial metals climbed on Chinese import figures and the dollar’s rally stalled.

Gold-Silver Ratio Slumps to Six-Week Low as Risk Appetite Grows (Bloomberg)

March 10 (Bloomberg) — The ratio of gold to silver tumbled to a six-week low after China said exports soared the most in three years, adding to signs the global economy is recovering.

Oil, Gold May Decline as Monthly US Deficit Hits Record (Daily FX via Yahoo! Finance)

Oil and gold prices may decline amid expectations for a sharp increase in borrowing costs as the US Treasury’s monthly budget statement shows the largest monthly shortfall since records began nearly 33 years ago.

Gold, Little Changed, May Gain for First Day in Three on Dollar (Bloomberg)

March 10 (Bloomberg) — Gold, trading little changed in Asia, may gain for the first time in three days as a resumption in the dollar’s weakness boosts investor demand for the precious metal as an alternative asset.

Money Report: ‘Gold Bubble’, Safer Stocks, Interpublic (BusinessWeek)

George Soros raises his investment in gold; what the VIX’s decline could mean; and more

Gold Declines in New York on Stronger Dollar, Chinese Reserves (Bloomberg)

March 9 (Bloomberg) — Gold in New York fell to the lowest price in more than a week as the a strengthening dollar reduced demand for the metal as an alternative asset and China said bullion probably won’t be the country’s main reserve investment.

Kitco Metals Roundup: Gold Firmer Amid Steady U.S. Dollar, Firmer Stock Indexes (Kitco.com)

By Jim Wyckoff 10 March 2010, 8:17 a.m. Gold prices are modestly higher in early trading Wednesday, on some short covering and a corrective bounce from losses absorbed earlier this week.

MINEWEB RADIO – GOLD WEEKLY (Mineweb)

GEOFF CANDY: Welcome to the Mineweb Gold weekly podcast and joining me on the line this week is Nicholas Brooks, head of research and investment strategy at ETF Securities. Looking at what has been happening in the gold market over the last week, what’s been going on?

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