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It was a well anticipated rise for the gold price following confirmation from the European Central Bank that it is to start quantative easing, and the increase in interest has been reflected at GoldMoney. Double volume…
Read the articleJames Turk spoke to King World News about the earth-shaking Swiss move and why it has created such enormous fallout. "The announcement by the Swiss National Bank was an earth-shaking event as we have seen, with markets…
Read the articleIt is pleasing to see precious metals in favour as 2015 gets underway in earnest. Whilst 'quality' might be a subjective term, it seems to have been applied, in my opinion quite rightly, to gold, silver, platinum and…
Read the articleIt's been a busy week for GoldMoney customers, but despite today's Swiss National Bank (SNB) announcement, they're still preferring silver to the yellow metal. Over the past week, Roland Khounlivong said in terms of…
Read the article2014 ended with two ominous developments: the strength of the US dollar and a collapse in key commodity prices. It is tempting to view both events as one, but the continuing fall in oil prices through December reveals…
Read the articleNote: GoldMoney is offering a discount of 10% on commission for any purchases of gold in the UK vault until 15 January. See /xmas-exclusive Gold and silver started the year at a muted point, with gold at $1168 and…
Read the articleGold started the year with an impressive rally as safe haven worries brought buyers back to the metal. Dealing Manager Kelly-Ann Kearsey said, 'The GoldMoney buy to sell ratio was clearly in favour of buyers at the…
Read the articleGlobally systemically important banks (G-SIBs in the language of the Financial Stability Board) are to be bailed-in if they fail, moving the cost from governments to the depositors, bondholders and shareholders. There…
Read the articleThis week has been extremely volatile for oil, currencies and stock markets. Against this background gold and silver have drifted sideways to slightly lower, which given the dollar's strong performance is almost a…
Read the articleIt's been a volatile week for the yellow metal in quiet trading as global data and economic news have caused prices to pull in various directions. Dealing Manager at GoldMoney, the online precious metals trader,…
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