Feb 2025
Silver Hallmarks - Identifying Silver Marks
Silver hallmarks have been used in the UK for hundreds of years. These tiny stamped symbols reveal a lot about an item’s history, quality, and authenticity, including where it was assayed, who the manufacturer was, and the year it was hallmarked. Although silver hallmarks aren’t typically used in the world of bullion, understanding them can help... Read more
Feb 2025
Gold Alloys Guide – Composition, Types & Uses
Gold is valued for its beauty and corrosion resistance, but in its pure form, it’s also very soft and easily damaged. In fact, it’s so malleable that a single gram of it can be spread into a sheet covering nearly one square metre. That’s why most gold used in jewellery, coins, and decorative items is mixed with other metals to create gold alloys.... Read more
Feb 2025
750 Gold Hallmark Stamp (18 Carat Gold) - All You Need to Know
When you come across a 750 hallmark on gold, it means that the piece is made from 18-carat gold. In other words, the item is an alloy containing 75% pure gold and 25% other metals such as silver, copper, or palladium. This stamp is an internationally recognized indicator of gold purity (known as a fineness mark) that helps buyers understand the tru... Read more
Feb 2025
StoneX Bullion Outlook 2025 - Gold and the devil in the detail
Explore the key trends shaping the gold and silver markets in 2025 with Daniel Marburger, Managing Director of StoneX Bullion. Daniel explores the resilience of gold, the volatility and promise of silver, and the emerging relationship between digital assets like Bitcoin and precious metals.
Feb 2025
Premium Bullion Coins - Are Low-Mintage Investment Coins Worth It?
The market for investment coins has become increasingly diverse in recent years. In addition to classics like the Krugerrand or the Vienna Philharmonic, new products are constantly being introduced. Alongside traditional bullion coins, which primarily track the current precious metal price, many mints now also offer so-called premium bullion coins.... Read more
Feb 2025
Gold Hits $2,800 as Fed Holds Steady & Tariffs Loom
President Trump’s tariff policy is still in the cross hairs and attracting retaliationIt’s still all about tariffsWhile the Fed stands its groundGold remains in focus as a risk mitigator although at the start of this week the dollar is centre stageShipping times out of London are now as much as a month - usually it is only ten days from London into... Read more
Jan 2025
Trump’s Executive Orders & Fed Meeting Impact Markets
Last week was all about President Trump and his flurry of Executive Orders Silver demand growth may be reduced following the President’s EV-related Executive Order, but only at the margin This week sees the first FOMC meeting of the year and indeed of Mr. Trump’s Presidency; the Fed is expected to keep rates on hold Be prepared for some degree of... Read more
Jan 2025
Bretton Woods Agreement and the Institutions it Created, Explained
In 1944, the Bretton Woods Agreement established a monetary system that tied the U.S. dollar’s value to gold and pegged other currencies to the U.S. dollar. This system emerged after the second world war in an effort to stabilise volatile currency fluctuations, rebuild economies, and promote international trade. While it successfully supported econ... Read more
Jan 2025
President Trump is inaugurated, all eyes on the White House
President Trump is in the White House and reiterating Mexicoa and Canada as tariff targets for 1st February.But note that this was in answer to a question rather than being set out in more formal termsThese two nations between them accounted for almost 60% of US silver imports in 2023Neither gold nor silver spot prices are really reacting – yet?But... Read more
Jan 2025
The American Eagle Coin – All You Need to Know
American Eagle coins are the official bullion coin of the United States, with their weight, purity, and content backed by the U.S. government. These coins are struck from various precious metals, including gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, and are considered legal tender with a nominal face value – although their true value far exceeds this am... Read more