What Drove Gold Prices in 2017

Last year, the price of gold stood at $1,156 on the 31st of December. Today, the price is inching towards the $1,300 mark. Gold gained about13% in 2017, the best it has done since 2010. There were a couple of things that were in the way but despite those headwinds, gold has performed remarkably well. […]

China Demands on Gold and Other Metals Will Change Dynamically

After a tough year for the Chinese economy, politicians seems to have a clearer panorama for upcoming seasons. While this country remains as the biggest gold buyers in the world, indicators could be changing due to the influence of local industries. A recent announcement from the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said that […]

Golden Risks

Although gold investments can be regarded as one of the most tempting venues for investors to venture into with an aim to bump up their investment returns with a commodity that is largely considered safe, it is not exactly as solid and sure as most people think it is. As a matter of fact, gold […]

The Bullion Secret

Although there are banks that are honest about their gold bullion reserves, there are some who are not only secretive about their bullion reserves, but misreport it. It is a common fact that most central banks keep the actual amount of gold reserves a secret, some are even believed to not have any and the […]