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Metalbug introduces gold and precious metal iPhone application

Metalbug provides real-time spot prices directly from Kitco for gold, silver, platinum, palladium and rhodium. Features unique to Metalbug include purity (Karat or %) and weight (unit) options to quickly determine the current market value of precious metal assets. Metalbug gives users the ability to stay on top of the precious metals marketplace whenever and wherever they are. Metalbug functions as a full-featured tool for anyone looking to bu... [more]

Gold is the ultimate insurance against economic and financial difficulties

The words credit crunch send shivers racing down the spines of the majority of the developed world. Whether rich or poor, the fact of the matter is that we are all affected, and entering into financial investments at this tumultuous time can be risky business. But while most investors reel in anger as their bricks and mortar dwindle into negative equity and their stocks lose value quicker than an ice sculpture in Thailand, those who have turne... [more]

Look beyond the US Dollar to see what's really happening in the Gold Market

It has become a knee-jerk reaction for investors to look at the Gold Price in terms of the US Dollar alone, and for commentators to only follow its moves in that currency. There is good reason for this, of course, for the US Dollar is the global reserve currency at present – even if it is beginning to look of dubious value today. Why don’t we measure gold in a strong currency such as the Euro? Although that is an ‘up and coming’ reserve curre... [more]

Maktari closes gold bullion deal worth $11.7 billion

Apart from Saudi Arabia’s oil and gas reserves, there are believed to be sizeable deposits of other minerals within the Royal Kingdom. Mr M L A Maktari the broker appointed for and on behalf of a private investor within Saudi Arabia has just closed and reserved for the next 3 years gold bullion to the value of just under $11.7 billion. Most of these deposits are within Switzerland as holding is restricted within Saudi Arabia. Maktari was refe... [more]

BullionVault growth accelerates as credit crunch pushes savers into gold bullion

BullionVault.com has announded it has accelerated its growth in the third quarter as the global credit crunch sparked a move into bullion by cash savers. Gold holdings by volume grew by more than one-fifth between July and October. BullionVault now looks after more than $102 million in gold and cash on behalf of private individuals based in 78 countries worldwide. At the end of September 2007, the gold held by BullionVault's customers had i... [more]

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Gold Coin Sales: a Return to Fundamentals-Driven Demand?

Data internationally shows that demand for gold bullion bars and coins remained robust in 2011 and into January 2012. But this remains a fringe activity of store-of-value buyers rather than a mainstream phenomenon. At this stage few retail investors have any allocation to gold whatsoever and very few have even...

Gold Coins: A Return to Fundamentals-Driven Demand?

Data internationally shows that demand for gold bullion bars and coins remained robust in 2011 and into January 2012. But this remains a fringe activity of store-of-value buyers rather than a mainstream phenomenon. At this stage few retail investors have any allocation to gold whatsoever and very few have even...

Research: US Mint Gold Coin Sales for January - Signal Return to Fundamental Driven Demand?

Gold’s London AM fix this morning was USD 1759.50, EUR 1,335.48, and GBP 1,110.66 per ounce. Yesterday's AM fix was USD 1,747.50, EUR 1,326.68, and GBP 1,102.80 per ounce.

Heavy Demand for Silver Rounds Featuring Presidential Candidate Ron Paul Leads to Controversy

DALLAS, TX-- - With his second presidential bid underway and his national profile on the rise, it is probably not surprising that the 1-oz Ron Paul Silver Round is one of Provident Metal's best-selling ...

Analysis: China's banks lure man on the street to gold

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - For Chinese shipping executive Ping Bo buying gold is the best way to protect his family's wealth and give his 10-year-old son a headstart into adulthood. "For my son, the idea is that he will get a nice stash of gold that he can cash out when he turns 21 or when he gets married," said Ping, one of over 2 million people that have opened accounts in the past two years to ...

China's banks lure man on the street to gold

By Rujun Shen SINGAPORE (Reuters) - For Chinese shipping executive Ping Bo buying gold is the best way to protect his family's wealth and give his 10-year-old son a headstart into adulthood. "For ...

From river prospectors to canny investors, why everyone's on the hunt for gold

This picture of the Bank of England’s gold vault was taken in October 2008, almost precisely when gold’s value began to soar – and reawakened a panning and mining industry Britain thought it had forgotten for ever.

Cashing in on gold

The shift from a specific duty to an ad valorem one on gold imports is something that was waiting to happen. The affinity for gold among Indians continues unabated, worsening in the process an adverse trade balance that has been a feature of the external sector of the country's economy.

Chinese Banks Promote Retail Gold Sales - Analysis

For Chinese shipping executive Ping Bo buying gold is the best way to protect his family's wealth and give his 10-year-old son a headstart into adulthood.

China, Hub of the Global Gold Market?

The growth of China’s presence in the global gold market has been phenomenal in the last dozen years.