How to invest in Gold

Will the gold price continue to rise as erratic US trade policy continues to unnerve investors?

Wealth management firms advising clients to sell US assets and buy gold as precious metal price breaks historic $3500.

Gold has reached new record highs for the second consecutive day, touching $3,220 per ounce in spot trading on Friday.

Gold's latest run of fresh record prices has failed to dent 2025's rebound in private investor demand, new data shows.

The Trump administration's tariff policies are creating a bull market in industrial and precious metals investors should not ignore.

Gold crosses the $3000 barrier thanks to Trump tariffs while silver prices are starting to play catch up as well.

Gold is gaining momentum as a weaker dollar, Fed rate cut expectations, and trade uncertainty fuel demand.

Having set a record 40 new all-time highs in 2024, the price of gold in UK pounds hit SIX new record highs in February.

Whether or not the gold reserves at Fort Knox are still there is a question that has been keeping conspiracy theorists busy for decades.

Gold has rallied significantly at the start of 2025, despite facing headwinds from bond markets and a strong dollar

For our premium subscribers, we take a look at what investors should expect as we open the next chapter of Trump's trade war with the rest of the world

The Trump administration is creating massive demand for gold from US investors, including coins stored in secure vaults.

Putting gold into a portfolio of other assets can increase a portfolio’s Sharpe ratio and reduce worst 12-month performances

A number of factors are still in place that should be able to support further gains for gold in the New Year.

It's time for our annual look at what we expect to see in the markets and more broadly in 2025: how many of these will we get right?

Gold pushed above the $1700 per ounce level this week, prompting speculation that we could be in for another profitable year in 2025.

CME Group says it plans to launch a 1-Ounce Gold (1OZ) futures contract on January 13, 2025, pending regulatory review.

Nitesh Shah, Head of Commodities at WisdomTree, talks to us about the state of precious metals markets going into Q1.

Wall Street saw massive gains in stocks, Treasuries and the US dollar in the wake of Donald Trump's election victory this week.

The gold price has seen a remarkable rally over the last 12 months, with seemingly no end in sight

Gold hit a major milestone for sterling investors this week as the yellow metal hit £2,000 per Troy ounce.

The price of gold has surged at nine times UK inflation over the past 20 years whilst growing much faster than the price of real estate.

Rick Kanda of the Gold Bullion Company provides some insight on how to avoid buying low purity or fake gold bullion.

Several central banks have stopped buying gold as the price has gone up and some are even starting to sell some of their reserves.

The Royal Mint is reporting record levels of buying gold and silver coins as well as take up of fractional coins.

Gold hit another historic high in USD terms this week, but what is driving the price and will it hit new highs in the next few months?

Central banks especially in Asia continue to play an important role in driving the gold price higher, despite a production increase.

Latest bullion market data shows Western investors are having second thoughts about selling out of gold bullion.

Fund manager Moventum has been looking at some of the factors that analysts says are moving the price of gold at the moment.

Nitesh Shah takes a look at gold, giving us three possible scenarios for the gold price heading in to 2025

Having set some impressive all time highs in April, gold has been softening a little in May: what's behind the slump?

BARS is the first exchange-traded physical gold product to offer full traceability of gold bars from mine to vault.

As Israel retaliates against Iran in the latest phase of the Middle East war, many traders are long oil, but is this the best option?

Gold continues to probe historic highs this week: the precious metal surpassed $2,265 per ounce in trading on Monday.

Gold has been pushing through historic highs as traders ponder a possible Fed rate cut while Chinese investors pile in.

Every year the LBMA in London publishes its precious metals survey. Of all the precious metals, analysts look most bullish on gold this year.

In 2024, further compression in bond yields and a softening USD will likely override slowing support from inflation, driving gold higher

Private investors and central banks played very different games in the gold and silver market in 2023: someone will be getting it right.

This important figure for US employment is frequently cited by analysts - we take a look at why

Both the gold and BTC markets were looking hot going into the weekend, on Middle East war fears and hope for crypto ETFs.

Gold has been lifted by geopolitical stress with the war between Israel and Gaza driving many investors to search for safe-haven assets

Equity continues to trade heavily and the bearish momentum in EU and US equity indices suggest this is still a sellers’ market

The Pure Gold Company has reported a 260% increase in enquiries from investors wanting to buy gold bars and coins.

Investors will be looking to corporate earnings to have a more positive effect on the markets and stabilise sentiment

In this episode, we discuss the outlook for commodities with Nitesh Shah, Head of Macroeconomic Research & Commodities at WisdomTree

The violent turn of events in Israel last weekend changed the tide for gold, prompting a strong increase in gold buying volumes.

Precious metals such as gold and silver are increasingly becoming a go-to, mainstream investment choice for investors.

Mixed economic data and rising interest rates on cash hamper net demand for precious metals, but investors are holding onto their bullion.

Data reveals strong correlation between Google search trends for Tesla, Gold and the Nasdaq and the trading behaviour of UK clients

Private investment in gold bullion continues to run positive this summer, but investors are taking profit on silver.

The World Gold Council’s Gold Demand Trends report reveals that gold benefited from record central bank buying in the first half of the year.

The gold market continued to slide this week, extending the downtrend that started in May after the market peaked.

It is shaping up to be an interesting end of the week in both the USD and gold markets with traders sifting labour numbers.

Gold investing in the Indian market looks to be returning to normal levels, according to data from Metals Focus in its latest report.

DGLD is secured on the Ethereum blockchain and each token gives the holder a legal claim to 1 Troy Oz of an allocated LBMA gold bar.

Central banks could hold the key to future sustained gains in the gold price, although buying in Asia may have an impact short term.

Henrik Mikkelsen returns with another technical look at the cash gold price in Q2 and some observations on gold miners.

In this podcast, we talk about the impact of artificial intelligence within the financial markets with Bas Kooijman of DHF Capital

On this podcast, we talk about Gold and Silver with Nitesh Shah, Head of Macroeconomic Research and Commodities at WisdomTree

Net demand for gold in Q1 was up thanks to the activity of central banks, but ETFs are also playing an interesting role for investors.

We bought back into silver on the 5th of May: here we explain our thesis for picking up a silver position in our trading portfolio.

As concerns over recession and stock market valuations continue to mount, analysts predict that gold will hit all-time highs in 2023

Join this exclusive live webinar with the CME Group’s Executive Director Erik Norland and Director of Education David Gibbs

The UK's Royal Mint provides some advice to investors on what to think about before plunging into the precious metals market.

The gold price could be driven up by further inflation news whilst the silver market is also coming alive again

High prevailing inflation rates and volatile stock markets have many investors turning to gold-based account says TallyMoney.

This webinar in collaboration with CME group will explore how Commodities may perform in 2023

Precious Metals price action is reflecting uncertainty and indecision in the market ahead of the upcoming FOMC meeting next week

Gold proved to be a successful investment in 2022, and many smaller investors are buying in for Q1 according to The Royal Mint.

In this podcast, we take a look ahead to the markets in 2023 with Wael Makarem, Senior Market Strategist with Exness

With interest in investing in gold jewellery trending upwards, we talked to Robert Cuomo at Hatton Jewellers about best practices.

Gold has been on a run since early November, but what is driving the price and is there more to come in Q1?

New data out from Spectrum Markets finds that investors turned bearish on gold as political stability returned in the UK and Italy.

With the crypto markets in trouble, positive signs of slowing inflation in the US have investors piling back into gold this week

Retail investors are buying gold again: discrepancies in Asian gold prices are signalling upside momentum for London as well.

A short-term bull market for oil and gold as Putin ups the ante in Ukraine, but all eyes are on the FOMC meeting

E.B. Tucker talks about the death of globalisation, the rise of localisation and spotting opportunity in structural change

Chris Weston gives his views on the key levels traders need to be watching in the markets, as the recession trade returned with full force last Friday

Gold guru E.B. Tucker investigates the rise of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency speculating on it being a deep state long play for ultimate control

Analyst Chris Weston takes a look at the European economy, US Dollar strength versus the Euro and commodity prices

The first half of 2022 has been a very different market indeed, with even gold making positive returns while Tesla has plunged in value.

With the cost of living crisis going from bad to worse, it didn’t make sense to continue offering pay hikes in pounds says TallyMoney CEO.

Investment strategist Henrik Mikkelsen returns for another look at the technicals underpinning gold and the impact of US interest rates.

Economists Peter Schiff and Steve Keen debate a potential financial crash and offer their thoughts on where investors may find opportunity

Merrill Lynch has published its FAANG 2.0 analysis, looking at the sectors it thinks are going to do well out of the present realities.

Analysts expect gold to break above the $2,000 mark over the coming weeks as investors seek to escape the high volatility equity markets

Traders piling into gold CFDs all week long as Russia military action and threat of further economic sanctions focuses minds.

What is really driving the gold price at the moment, the threat of conflict in Ukraine, or the fall in real yields in US Treasuries?

Investment strategist Henrik Mikkelsen returns with a closer look at the technical factors in the gold price as we move into the week.

Henrik Mikkelsen of Iridis AG takes a closer look at the prospects for gold, copper, EV metals and agricultural markets in 2022.

Here's our November 2021 monthly review. We look at our selections over the month and how they have performed since we started tracking them

It has been a long time coming but looking at the recent inflation numbers we have decided to put on a long trade on gold.

Gold (XAU) has been one of the most unloved instruments in the markets through 2021 but is that about to change?

Gold is continuing to slip off the highs it established in June, but some traders are watching for a buying opportunity under $1500.

Broker reports 55% of traders now favouring gains in bullion prices between now and the end of September, although gold currently dropping.

Experienced mining analyst Roger Breuer takes a look at Warren Buffett's recent flirtations with gold and gold mining.

New research shows big investors like pension funds are planning to go long gold, with $2000 considered a realistic prospect.

Glint has raised £3m on popular crowdfunding platforms as it aims to expand its list of gold-based payment services.

New York-based fund manager William Cai of Wilshire Phoenix takes our questions on what is happening in the gold market right now.

Given current expectations and a market short of USD’s, could the FOMC meeting prove to be a volatility event for traders?

The May ETF data is out from TrackInsight and shows investors reversing out of Bitcoin and heading into silver and gold.

Demand for gold has been picking up in Q1 with investors worried about inflationary risks and analysts calling the gold price at $2000.

Rupert Thompson, Chief Investment Officer at Kingswood, weighs up the performance of Bitcoin against gold in recent weeks.

Data from ETF specialist TrackInsight has identified the rise of thematic funds and ESG investing as big trends in the market in 2020.

After this period of consolidation are we going to see a Gold range expansion, and more favourable conditions for short-term traders?

The investment case for gold is lacking right now. The market wants to see Fed action, an inflation scare, or a lasting period of disinflationary forces

Until the expected return on gold improves gold will fail to find any real trend and the opportunity cost of holding gold reduces the investment case

With inflation the subject of so much debate for 2021 Chris Weston looks at why gold is not finding more love as a hedge right now?

Tensions between the US and China have not gone away with Trump, and companies are also seeking an alternative to the USD on trade deals.

Toby Sturgeon of ZEDRA takes us on a quick tour of some of the key stresses in global markets and asks whether investors should be worried.

As we move towards the end of 2020, Pepperstone Analyst Chris Weston looks at some of the key macro trends traders can watch for 2021

What is driving the surging price of Bitcoin? New data reveals that some of it could be Millennial investors, who are turning to it as an inflation hedge.

As investors plan to start increasing their physical gold allocations going into 2021, WisdomTree has added to its range of passive gold investment funds.

Wednesday’s FOMC meeting is the first since the announcement they are adopting a new monetary policy regime. What can investors expect?

Giles Coghlan of brokerage HYCM takes a look at the performance of the gold price and how to time your entry and exit from gold.

Gold was always going to take off sooner or later, as central banks have pumped liquidity into the financial system and investors' fears grow.

Even the more liquid Comex market in gold futures seems to be facing some serious challenges as traditional participants step back.

ETF fund manager WisdomTree looks at a number of factors that could drive gold past the $2000/oz mark before the end of the year.

Fund managers are launching new gold and silver ETFs as investor demand picks up. These funds will track spot prices in the market

Bitcoin's safe haven status has been challenged during the current coronavirus crisis - can the cryptocurrency prove its value in turbulent times?

We take a look at the gold price, which surprised many investors when it fell out of bed. Historical analysis shows that it is behaving true to form.

The gold price has been dropping steadily in the last week or so - we assess when traders can expect it to stage a turn around.

It was a dramatic week on global currency markets last week, with some heavy buying of USD, but are you ready for more of the same?

The Royal Mint Physical Gold Securities Exchange Traded Commodity is due to list on the London Stock Exchange this week

With silver sitting at about $18 we ask whether the precious metal is in for another bull run with the coronavirus taking the headlines?

We take a look at the prospects for the gold price in Q1, with the aid of fund manager WisdomTree.

Investors use gold to diversify their portfolios and hedge risk, but what is it about gold that makes it a popular choice for hedging?

Danny Dolan of fund manager China Post Global takes a closer look at the gold market as investors start to get more interested in its protective aspects.

HANetf and The Royal Mint are to cooperate on the launch of an ETF that will be backed by bullion in the Royal Mint's vaults.

We take a quick look at what is happening in financial markets on Friday 6th September.

The gold to silver ratio hit a 15 year high in July 2019, but a Silver rally in August suggests a potential short term tactical opportunity

Gold is both a commodity and an alternative currency. It is frequently used as a safe haven for investors and portfolio managers fleeing market uncertainties

Investors have been turning to Gold as a safe haven in recent weeks as monetary policy change and geopolitical tensions dominate

Commodities markets will be the ones for investors to watch in 2019 as share markets begin to grapple with the…

A quarter of UK investors view gold as the best investment opportunity over the next 12 months, despite a lacklustre…

Investors in gold and silver are looking for new ways in which to buy exposure to bullion market prices without…

After gold’s spectacular rally from $280 per ounce in 2002 to $1,900 in 2011, the past seven years have been…

BullionVault Director, Adrian Ash, explores the theory of using Gold Bullion as a safe haven

The political crisis in Italy is dampening risk appetite among buyers of crude oil.

Gold prices are higher as the Italian political rift attracts buyers while Oil prices hit by Russian and Saudi plans to raise output

Oil prices have also come off as the market suspects OPEC will move shortly to increase production.

The Trump administration's withdrawal from the nuclear deal with Iran is likely to push the oil price even higher, warns wealth manager.

The FTSE is flat as Investors await the UK inflation reading this morning while a weak Dollar has seen Gold prices lift to four month high's

Retail Sector boosted by Next pre-Christmas sales while the Dollar continues to struggle against its peers, boosting Gold prices

With the last major correction in stocks a decade ago, we are due a market crash as valuations continue to rise

Gold bullion trust seeks to come in at half the cost of one of the market leaders.

In times of political and economic uncertainty, conservative investors turn back to gold bullion as one of the safest assets there is.

Proposed changes to futures trading in India should be beneficial for traders

The first reaction of commodities to any dollar depreciation is an increase in prices – though usually short-lived

Adam Jepsen, Founder of Financial Spreads, has given us his thoughts on the positions held by hedge funds in advance of the US Presidential Election

Analysts caution traders and investors that may be lulled into a false sense of security

With less than two days to go until the results of the Brexit vote are released, the markets seem a bit calmer at time of writing