Coins Minted for Expo

Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Four limited edition gold bullion coins were issued yesterday to mark the 2010 World Expo. The coins have been minted by the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination and the China Gold Coin Inc. More...

IMF Approves Sale of Gold

Monday, September 28, 2009
The International Monetary Fund has given the go ahead to the sale of 403 metric tonnes of gold reserves. This action is likely to raise $13 billion of cash to restock its reserves for lending to low-income countries who have been hit be the global recession. More...

Anglo Saxon Gold Haul on Display from Tomorrow

Thursday, September 24, 2009
The UK’s most significant and largest haul of Anglo Saxon gold has been unearthed from beneath a Staffordshire field and are on display. The haul is thought to contain over 1,500 artifacts which have lain undiscovered since the 7th Century. More...

Mining Share Prices Boosted by Gold Price

Wednesday, September 23, 2009
The continued rise in the price of gold, as more investors buy gold, is having a knock on effect on the price of gold mining companies’ shares. More...

Bullion Price Edges Towards Record High

Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Gold led trading this week with the price of bullion moving closer and closer to the record high of $1,030.80 a troy ounce which was set in March 2008. Prices reached $1,023.85 last Thursday but then dropped back again to $1,012 on Friday. This means that overall the price of gold is up 0.7% on the week. The price is gaining in strength as investors buy gold because of concerns about inflation and because the dollar price continues to fall. More...

Growing Market for Gold

Wednesday, September 16, 2009
China is emerging as a rapidly growing market for gold and coupled with the move to buy gold by investors who see it as a recession proof investment gold hit a historic high last week topping $1,000 an ounce. More...

Anniversary of Lehman Brothers Collapse

Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Today marks the first anniversary of the collapse of the once esteemed investment bank Lehman Brothers. The resulting financial panic threatened to destroy the global economy and sent us spinning into a massive global recession. More...

Gold Hits Six Month High

Thursday, September 10, 2009
For the first time in six months, the gold price has reached $1,000 an ounce. Some experts are suggesting that the rise could be due to investors believing we are moving out of global recession and we may shortly enter a period of inflation. More...

How Safe are Your Bank Investments

Monday, September 07, 2009
Remember that money you save in a bank will only be insured up to the Financial Services Authority (FSA) saver protection limits. More...

Figures Point to a Seasonal Surge in Demand for Gold

Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Records show that September has historically always seen a rise in the demand for gold. This is explained by the fact that it is the start of the holiday season in many of the countries which have the greatest demand for gold like India and the United Arab Emirates. More...