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This morning the gold price has climbed to its highest since November 2013 as speculators assess what Yellen may say later on and as China data improves gold market sentiment. Silver, platinum and...

The gold price is now sitting comfortably above $1,270/oz, buoyed by the US jobs data and the return of China to the market.This morning Twitter is all-a-flutter about China’s gold imports...

It’s Non-Farm Payrolls Data Day today, yay! Another day where analysts and commentators try and guess what the key numbers will be and how the Fed will react.We’ve been through this enough...

860 gold medals have been won at the Winter Olympics. 107 were won by Norway. The Sochi gold medals are worth 20% less than the record $708 value of the London Olympic gold medals. This is due to the...

In the last year The Real Asset Company has brought several pieces of research to your attention that look at the workings of the international gold market; from price discovery to the major...

The gold price is holding strong above $1,250 this morning but it is trading in a narrow range as market participants exercise caution ahead of the non-farm data on Friday. It also fell slightly this...

We might well be about to see the gold price take its first weekly fall since Christmas, as bears get over-excited about Fed tapering and emerging market troubles ease off, prompting the yellow metal...

The gold price retreated from its two-month high yesterday, falling by 1% as US equities steadied and jittery speculators prepared themselves for the FOMC meeting which commences today.At the moment...

The gold price came within reaching distance of $1,280 yesterday before falling back 0.2%. The $1,279.61 price level is the highest the yellow metal has reached in 2 months and comes after the longest...

After what looked like a miserable start to the day gold climbed to a six-week high yesterday and settled about 2 percent higher at $1,262, above the key resistance level of $1,260. This was in part...

Whilst gold premiums on the Shanghai Gold Exchange remained constant yesterday, the lower spot gold price is in part due to worries over the future gold demand from China. Data released overnight and...

In existence since 1919, the London gold fix is a process that results in a gold price that is used to buy, sell, and value the yellow metal. Those who use the fix claim it helps them to hedge risk...

Given that Roger Federer just knocked our Wimbledon champion, Andy Murray, out of the Australian Tennis Open I wasn’t feeling particularly warm toward the Swiss when I landed this morning. But...

Yesterday we discussed market sentiment and mentioned the bearish forecasts that continue to talk down the gold price. Well these finally took their toll yesterday as the yellow metal handed back much...

The gold price has been subdued this week as a result of better-than-expected data from the US economy and US stock-index performances which are either near or at record (or multi-year) highs.Both US...

Gold slipped yesterday as the US dollar index and world stock indexes climbed. Both act as alternative asset classes for the precious metal. The Empire State’s manufacturing survey was...