Apr 2025
Gold Hits Record $3,124 Amid Trade Tensions
Gold continues to defy gravity, clearing the nominal intraday record of $3,057 (20th March) to post $3,124 on 31st March, as at time of writing.In real terms, though, we are still 11% below the intraday high (in today’s dollar terms) of $3,486. This was a nominal $850 on 21st January 1980 amidst the second oil crisis, the Afghanistan and Iranian cr... Read more
Mar 2025
Gold Hits Record $3,057 Amid Global Uncertainty
In the middle of March gold cleared the $3,000 level, drumming up much press coverage in the processThe driving forces are broadly unchanged in terms of geopolitics and the uncertain economic prognosis, now extending to the United StatesThe intraday high thus far was $3,057 on 20th March; the subsequent small correction is finding support from the... Read more
Mar 2025
Gold Nears $3,000 While Silver Faces Resistance
Since mid-February gold has approached, but not tested, $3,000Gold’s range was 11.3% to an intraday high of $2,956, peaking on 24th February and correcting towards $2,830 thereafterSilver tested $33.5 earlier in the month but backed off quickly and latter undulations took it down to support at the 50-day moving average ($30.9) and as we write it is... Read more
Feb 2025
160 Years of the Latin Monetary Union: Buying Historical Gold Coins at the Best Price
160 years ago, in 1865, the Latin Monetary Union was established—a significant currency alliance aimed at facilitating international trade. France, Belgium, Italy, and Switzerland agreed to adopt common coinage standards, ensuring that gold and silver coins were mutually accepted within member countries. Later, other nations, such as Greece, also j... Read more
Feb 2025
Gold Price and Interest Rate Relationship - How They Affect Each Other
The relationship between interest rates and gold prices is something many investors and analysts keep a close eye on. It’s often thought that when interest rates go up, gold prices will fall as people shift their money into higher-yielding investments like bonds. But the reality is a little more complicated. For example, while there’s some histori... Read more
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