Analysis

Gold This Week

05/04/2012
As UK petrol prices hit a record 142p – when priced in gold they just hit a 30 year low

Another week and another jittery week for gold (and the rest of the market it seems) - but more of that later, because this week we saw petrol drop to...

30/03/2012
OECD sees the UK officially back in recession – surprise surprise

Van Morrison's “Days like this” seems the appropriate soundtrack to take us into the weekend - although when it comes to the gold market perhaps the s...

23/03/2012
UK inflation rises to 0.6 month on month

The UK economy came under close scrutiny this week. We had the inflation numbers, the government borrowing figures, the budget and the consumer confid...

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Gold articles

Theo Paphitis’ solid gold Maybach spotted
Theo Paphitis’ solid gold Mayb...

Theo Paphitis has been spotted in his a brand new Maybach 62 - but this one has a special twist. ...

Gold Made Simple cuts USA from “AAA” to “D”
Gold Made Simple cuts USA from...

Rather than wait for the rating agencies to downgrade...

2011- Now the Pain
2011- Now the Pain

Why This Year Will Wake You Up Let us return to the financial crisis of 2008 in the UK. The scep...

One Way on Gold Street
One Way on Gold Street

Gold Screams a Message - But Are You Listening?

Suicide Shopping to Ben Bernanke’s Last Dance
Suicide Shopping to Ben Bernan...

Thomas Paterson, Chief Economist at Gold Made Simple

Plan 'B'
Plan 'B'

Tom Paterson Chief Economist at Gold Made Simple

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Gold Made Simple in the news

BBC News Interviews GMS Chief Economist, Thomas Paterson
BBC News Interviews GMS Chief Econo...

Gold Made Simple’s Chief Economist appears on the BBC.

The Bank of England's Credibility is Hanging by a Thread
The Bank of England's Credibility i...

So, CPI inflation in the UK has reached a record high of 5.2% since CPI data began, matching the pre...

Biggest inflation rise for twenty years
Biggest inflation rise for twenty y...

Families struggling to make ends meet have been hit by the fastest rise in the cost of living for 20...

Bank of England's 'Epic Failure' to Control Soaring Inflation Leads to 3-Year High
Bank of England's 'Epic Failure' to...

THE Bank of England's strategy to control soaring inflation was condemned as an 'epic failure' today...

Can you overrule the King of Threadneedle Street?
Can you overrule the King of Thread...

Alistair Darling became so incensed with Sir Mervyn King that he tried to find out if the Treasury h...

GoldMadeSimple featured in The Telegraph
GoldMadeSimple featured in The Tele...

GoldMadeSimple is featured in The Daily Telegraph newspaper in an article by the personal finance ed...

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Latest news

Precious Metals Top The Tables

According to recent news in the Guardian, "Precious metals were the top performing investment for th...

2010 A Year of Gold
2010 A Year of Gold

Investors in gold have enjoyed a successful year. In the Guardian list of the best and worst investm...

Gold Advances as Dollar Retreats
Gold Advances as Dollar Retreats

Gold is climbing in London and New York. A dollar decline could boost a record demand in investment ...

China’s Gold Rush
China’s Gold Rush

The Financial Times reports today on a gold rush in China and describes gold as one of the country’s...

Gold and Precious Metals Will Lead Commodity Returns in 2011
Gold and Precious Metals Will Lead ...

Goldman Sachs estimates that gold will reach $1,690 (£1078 approximately) an ounce by 2012 and that ...

Gold Gains in London as Weaker Dollar Boosts Investor Demand
Gold Gains in London as Weaker Doll...

Bloomberg reports that gold bullion gained for a second day in London thanks to a weaker dollar. The...

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