Global investment demand for gold fell to 455.9 tons in the first half of the year, down 60% on a year ago, when gold ETF inflows hit a record.

Metalla Royalty & Streaming's CEO compared cryptocurrencies to tech stocks in the dot-com bubble and mortgage-backed securities in the 20008 crisis.

Gold prices are nearing $1900 per ounce amid ""falling treasury yields and a softer tone surrounding the greenback," OANDA's Sophie Griffiths says.

Central banks have sold 16.7 tonnes of global gold reserves this year, making it the worst start to central bank gold buying in over a decade.

A slew of experts gave Insider their opinion on where bitcoin stands compared to gold after the digital currency reached a $1 trillion market cap this week.

Tesla has bought a load of bitcoin and other corporates may follow. The big fund managers are due to disclose their holdings – did they buy bitcoin in late 2020? Platinum has soared to its highest in six years as the clean energy revolution creates new winners. Sign up here […]

Silver miners First Majestic Silver, Pan American Silver, Wheaton Precious Metals, and more are all rising on Monday. The Silver spot price jumped 11% Monday morning before paring gains. Precious metals broker APMEX said it received 12 times the normal demand for silver last weekend. Sign up here for our […]

Silver has become a new target for Reddit day traders after multiple posts on the infamous WallStreetBets. One post on the now-famous subreddit called the silver market “one of the most manipulated on Earth.” The iShares Silver Trust ETF was up as much as 7.2% on Thursday. Sign up here […]

UBS Global Wealth Management strategists said silver and platinum will outperform gold in 2021 as the economy recovers and industrial demand picks up. A greater focus from policymakers on renewable energy and decarbonization in 2021 may also help silver. According to UBS, more than 50% of silver used in industrial […]

Gold prices sank as much as 5.2% on Monday as Pfizer’s vaccine update hinted the coronavirus pandemic may be contained earlier than anticipated. The pharmaceutical giant said Monday it’s experimental coronavirus vaccine was more than 90% effective at preventing COVID-19 in trial patients. The news drove stock indexes to record […]

A Gold IRA is a type of individual retirement account that allows investors to hold physical gold or other precious metals, unlike standard IRAs. To hold gold in an IRA, you need to create a self-directed account, administered by a specialist custodian who handles and stores the metal. While convenient, […]

Structural under-investment, increased stimulus and the weakening dollar are the foundation for Goldman Sachs’ bullish forecast, according to a research note published Thursday. The Goldman analysts recommend a long position on its carbon-neutral commodity index for ESG investors. Goldman increase their forecasts for soya and corn, leaving gold unchanged. A […]

Silver is on track for a 25% fall in September, its biggest monthly drop since 2011, as gold and equities succumb to the strength of the dollar. Exchange-traded funds have registered their biggest monthly outflow so far in almost six years. “If gold’s on the back foot and the economic […]

Gold prices have lost some ground in recent weeks, but the world’s largest wealth manager thinks it should still play a key role in investors’ portfolios. Charles Day, private wealth advisor at UBS Wealth Management told Business Insider: “In terms of being diversified with everything that has gone on, having […]

Gold faced its worst daily drop in seven years last week, but one Standard Chartered strategist thinks the precious metal’s rally is far from over. Gold broke $US2,000 per ounce for the first time in history at the start of the month, and is up 31% in 2020. Standard Chartered […]

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway bought shares in a gold miner last quarter, despite the billionaire investor dismissing gold as a subpar asset for more than 20 years. Berkshire added 20.9 million shares of Barrick Gold worth about $US564 million to its portfolio, its only new position in the period. Buffett […]

Mohamed El-Erian has warned that gold’s status as a “must-have” asset has led to its “bipolar personality”, as investors buy it as a hedge against both inflation and deflation. Gold’s rapid price rise “is yet another unintended result in a lengthening list of the exceptional involvement of central banks in […]