Global stock markets have been hit by the latest coronavirus fears, which based on the latest figures has left 81 dead and over 2,800 people confirmed ill.
Today the ...
Jan. 27, 2020, 7:45 a.m.
Liam Sheasby
Gold News
Welcome to the BullionByPost gold news service. Here we aim to cover all the latest stories affecting the gold and silver markets bringing you the headlines as and when they happen.
The price of gold was relatively flat and stable in 2018, ending the year down by 1.5% and recording the first annual decline in gold price since 2015. Gold ended 2018 at $1,280.51 per ounce, having seen highs earlier in ...
Jan. 28, 2019, 7:15 a.m.
Liam Sheasby
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New sales figures from the United States Mint show that demand for the 1oz Eagle coins has already surpassed that of January 2018, with 10 days of trading ...
Jan. 24, 2019, 10:55 a.m.
Liam Sheasby
Russia has officially overtaken China to rank fifth in the world for the largest central bank holding of gold bullion, with only the US, Germany, France and Italy ahead of it.
Driven by sanctions from the United States and other ...
Jan. 23, 2019, 11:07 a.m.
Liam Sheasby
Photograph of Jerome Powell, courtesy of the official US Federal Reserve Flickr account
The Federal Reserve raised US interest rates by 0.25% last night, pushing rates up to a ...
Dec. 20, 2018, 5:50 a.m.
Liam Sheasby
After weeks of rapid price growth, the price of Palladium has finally overtaken that of Gold for the first time in the precious metal’s history.
Palladium is currently at 1 106 € per ounce, while gold is at 1 090.69 ...
Dec. 5, 2018, 7:38 a.m.
Liam Sheasby
The results of Tuesday's mid-term elections have been coming through steadily today, with the Democrats gaining enough seats for a majority in the lower house of Congress. Before the voting began, many journalists and pundits were predicting a ‘Blue Wave’ ...
Nov. 8, 2018, 4:45 a.m.
Liam Sheasby
A Russian coin engraver based in the United States has gone viral overnight for his incredible craftsmanship in converting old Dollar and Nickel coins into collectable pieces of art.
Artist Roman Booteen specialises in engraving American coins and zippo lighters ...
Oct. 18, 2018, 7:22 a.m.
Liam Sheasby
The Gold price surged 6% in just three weeks to go over the $1,300 an ounce barrier yesterday, as investors looked to the ‘safe haven’ asset as uncertainty around the world grows. Gold was last above the $1,300 mark in ...
Aug. 29, 2017, 11:58 a.m.
Daryl Jackson
The gold price fell sharply overnight after Emmanuel Macron won the first round of the French presidential election, with the National Front’s Marine Le Pen coming second. Gold plunged 2.16% (£-22/oz t) in less than three hours, taking the precious metal's ...
June 12, 2017, 7:09 a.m.
Duncan Richardson
The Russian Central Bank (RCB) added a further 25 metric tonnes of gold bullion to their official reserves in March. The figure is up from the 9 metric tonnes bought in February, but well below the 31 metric tonnes bought ...
June 12, 2017, 7:08 a.m.
Duncan Richardson
Spain’s sixth largest bank, Banco Popular, appears to be losing the confidence of its customers. In 2016, the troubled bank lost 6.5% of its total deposit base as the banks solvency came into question. The bank responded by offering attractive ...
June 12, 2017, 7:07 a.m.
Duncan Richardson
The gold price rose sharply on Wednesday buoyed by political turmoil in Washington. The yellow metal hit a two-week high of $1,262.66 per ounce following the announcement former FBI director, Robert Nueller, will lead an investigation into Russia’s ...
May 18, 2017, 7:07 a.m.
Duncan Richardson