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How is the gold price set, why do central banks buy gold and how do bars, coins and savings plans differ? Here you will find our articles and the key terms explained.
- BlogCurrent analysis of gold and silver prices, central banks, forecasts and monetary policy.
- GlossaryThe key precious metal terms explained – from spot price to bonded warehouse.
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- Gold & Silver 101The key basics of buying, selling and storing physical gold and silver – from karats to the holding period.Gold Purity and Karats: 585, 750, 333 and 999.9 Gold Explained · Krugerrand Value: What Determines the Price of the Gold Coin · Gold Bars or Coins: Which Suits Your Gold Purchase Better · Gold Spot Price, Premium and Spread: How Dealer Prices Are Made · Gold Tax in Germany: Holding Period, Exemption Limit and Inheritance · Buying Gold Anonymously in Germany: ID Checks, Limits and Customs · How to Test Gold: Spotting Counterfeit Gold Bars and Coins · How to Store Gold: At Home, in a Safe Deposit Box or in a Vault
- Gold Reserves by CountryWhich central banks hold the most gold, where it is stored and why central banks have been buying more gold since 2022 than they had for decades.US Gold Reserves: Fort Knox, West Point and the Fed · Germany Gold Reserves: The Bundesbank’s Gold · Italy Gold Reserves: Banca d'Italia, Ownership and Tax · France Gold Reserves: The Banque de France and La Souterraine · Russia Gold Reserves: Holdings, Sanctions and Gold Sales · China Gold Reserves: What the PBoC Reports · Swiss Gold Reserves: The Swiss National Bank’s Gold · India Gold Reserves: The Reserve Bank of India Brings Gold Home · Netherlands Gold Reserves: DNB Moves Gold to London · Austria Gold Reserves: The Austrian National Bank’s Gold
- Mints & RefineriesWhich refineries and mints stand behind well-known gold bars and bullion coins, who owns them and what LBMA accreditation tells you.Heraeus Refinery: Gold Bars, Ownership and the Latest Changes · Argor-Heraeus: the Swiss Refinery Behind Heraeus and the Kinebar · Valcambi: the Gold Refinery in Balerna That Invented the CombiBar · PAMP Refinery: PAMP Suisse Gold from MKS PAMP in Ticino · Metalor Refinery: the Swiss Refiner Owned by TANAKA · Umicore Refinery: Precious Metals Recycling and Gold Bars from Belgium · C. Hafner Refinery: Recycled Gold from Pforzheim · Austrian Mint: the Mint Behind the Vienna Philharmonic · Perth Mint: Australia’s State Mint and Gold Refinery · Royal Mint: the British Mint Behind the Britannia · Royal Canadian Mint: the Mint Behind the Maple Leaf · US Mint: the American Eagle and American Buffalo Gold Coins · Scottsdale Mint: Private Maker of Silver and Gold Bullion · Rand Refinery: South Africa’s Gold Refinery and the Krugerrand
- Gold Market PlacesWhere gold is traded and who sets the rules: London, New York and Shanghai, and the institutions behind bar standards and benchmark prices.LBMA: the London Bullion Market Association · LBMA Gold Price: the London gold fixing · COMEX: the gold futures market in New York · Shanghai Gold Exchange: China’s gold exchange · World Gold Council: association and data source · LPPM: the London market for platinum and palladium
- Gold VaultsWhere the world’s gold is kept: central bank vaults, London LBMA vaults, bonded warehouses and private high-security vaults – with verified holdings.Fort Knox: How Much Gold Is in the US Bullion Depository? · Federal Reserve New York: The Gold Vault Beneath Manhattan · Bank of England Gold Vaults · Bundesbank Gold Vault: Where Germany’s Gold Is Stored · La Souterraine: The Banque de France Gold Vault · Storing Gold in Singapore: A Precious Metals Hub · Bonded Warehouses in Germany: Precious Metals Without VAT?
- Why Gold & Silver?What speaks for gold and silver, what speaks against them and how the two metals differ – with documented figures instead of promises.Why Buy Gold? Pros and Cons of Investing in Gold · Why Invest in Silver? Industry, Supply and Risks · Gold or Silver? Comparison and the Gold/Silver Ratio
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