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Gold price

  • Gold rallies to near-two month high as Middle East conflict intensifies

    Investing

    Investors were flocking to gold on Friday after Israel’s attack on Iran sparked a demand for the safe haven asset. The rush sent gold prices up one per cent to their highest level in nearly two months at $3,441.90  The bullion pulled on track for a weekly gain as the Middle Eastern conflict ramped up. [...]

  • Ramsdens strikes gold after price jump boosts profit to record high

    Retail

    Pawnbroker Ramsdens enjoyed a bumper six months as its profit soared on the back of record high gold prices. Ramsdens’ pre-tax profit jumped 54 per cent to an all-time high of £6.1m. This was up from £4m in the first half of 2024. The firm said its purchase of precious metals segment performed “very strongly” [...]

  • UK retail investors flock to gold amid market uncertainty

    Investing

    UK retail investors are flocking to gold amid increased uncertainty over tariff policy and an uptick in capital gains tax, from which the precious metal is exempt. Almost six in 10 investors surveyed by Charles Schwab UK (58 per cent) think that gold will increase in value over the next year, the highest number of [...]

  • Gold price surges to $3,300 as trust in US bonds collapses

    April 16, 2025

    Gold prices have passed $3,300 for the first time in history as investors flee US government bonds, which were previously viewed as a safe haven. “It seems that fewer countries are trusting the US — and therefore US Treasuries as a ‘safe haven’ asset class,” explained analysts from Invesco. “This has resulted in greater buying [...]

  • Gold price rally ends abruptly following Trump tariff rollout

    April 7, 2025

    Gold prices have fallen for the third session in a row, despite the precious metal’s reputation as a safe haven amid global trade uncertainty. Gold has fallen almost three per cent over the last week in US dollar terms after steadily increasing since the start of 2024. The fall has come amid a global collapse [...]

  • The Debate: Should we go back to buying gold?

    March 19, 2025

    As gold prices reach record high, is it time to start investing in the yellow metal? Two experts hash it out in this week's Debate.

  • Gold just broke another record: Is it a bubble?

    March 19, 2025

    Gold prices hit another record high this morning, reaching a peak of $3,046 (£2,349) just days after finally breaking the $3,000 barrier. The price of the precious metal has roughly doubled since the start of this decade, leading many to question whether gold can continue climbing. The rise in prices has come amid Middle East [...]

  • Gold price highs ‘are yet to come’, says UBS

    February 17, 2025

    Gold prices have already increased 10 per cent in 2025 to $2,900 (£2,300), but UBS has upgraded its target price for the precious metal again. UBS analyst Joni Teves said gold has had “unprecedented market dislocations” and reached a record high in 2024, but it’s only expected to move higher in 2025. Teves explained that [...]

  • Central banks and investors drive record demand for gold

    February 5, 2025

    Demand for gold reached record highs in 2024 fuelled by “eye-watering” interest from central banks and global investors, a fresh report has said. Total demand reached 4,974 tonnes, and the value of global demand shot up to $382bn, over a year which saw the gold price surge by 26 per cent. Central banks hoovered up [...]

  • Gold rush: Royal Mint says investors flocking to buy bullion before new tax year

    February 3, 2025

    Gold bullion sales are soaring as investors seek to protect themselves against political and economic turmoil – and from capital gains tax too. The Royal Mint says its revenue from gold bullion sales rose nine per cent over 2024 to reach a new record high. These sales rose 153 per cent in the final quarter [...]

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