What is a troy ounce? Why is gold and silver measured in troy ounces? Are they different from a standard or avoirdupois ounce? You’ll be an expert on the weights of precious metals by the end of this article… What is a Troy Ounce? The troy ounce is the unit of measure used for precious […]
Category Archives: Gold and Silver Market
Here we cover the basics of the gold and silver markets. But also the not so basic as well. Such as physical versus paper markets, and how war affects the gold and silver price.
Plus our yearly reviews and prognostications for the precious metals markets.
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Must read articles about the Gold and Silver Market
What Does Gold Spot Price (Or Silver Spot Price) Mean?
Learn about spot prices, gold and silver futures, retail prices and how they are all set.
How Might War With North Korea Affect the Gold and Silver Price?
Does war cause gold and silver to rise? See what has happen during previous wars and what a war with the likes of North Korea could mean for gold and silver.
Why Does Gold Demand Remain Strong in the East?
Historically gold has been popular in the eastern hemisphere. See why the likes of China and Russia have been buying and what this might mean for us in the future.
Gold Purity and Silver Purity – A Complete Guide
When buying precious metals, it is important to have an understanding of the gold purity or silver purity of the bars or coins. Why? Because a small difference in gold or silver purity can have an impact upon the overall value of the gold or silver contained in a coin or bar. And therefore the price you pay.
What is a Troy Ounce? Troy Ounce vs Standard Ounce
Here’s everything you need to know about the unit of measure for gold and silver – the troy ounce.
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Gold Purity and Silver Purity When buying precious metals, it is important to have an understanding of the gold purity or silver purity of the bars or coins. Why? Because a small difference in gold or silver purity can have an impact upon the overall value of the gold or silver contained in a coin […]
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Aug
Aug
Is inflation coming? Central Banks the world over have engaged in massive amounts of currency printing in recent months as a response to government imposed lock downs. Surely this means inflation is inevitable? Here’s a few opinions on inflation that we’ve come across recently. Along with our thoughts on the matter at the end… Firstly […]
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Aug
Aug
What Does the Gold Spot Price (or Silver Spot Price) Mean? In simple terms the gold spot price (or silver spot price) means the price for delivery of a commodity like gold or silver, right now. The gold spot price relates to the price for 1 troy ounce of gold (or 1 troy ounce of silver for […]
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Jul
Jul
How many people own gold? How does that number today compare to what it was historically? A reader asked just that recently: “I strongly suspect that far fewer people historically by percentage are holders of investment physical precious metals and if so then it may hardly rate in the mass media. I would be interested […]
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Jan
Jan
It’s time for our annual review of the performance of gold and silver in New Zealand dollars. We’ll also look back on our predictions from the start of 2019. Then finish off by making a few guesses as to what 2020 could have in store for us… 2019 saw a complete reversal from 2018 overall […]
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Jan
Jan
How might a war with Iran affect the gold and silver price? See what can be learnt from past wars and how they impacted precious metals prices… War and Gold and Silver Prices US President Donald Trump ordered the killing of Iranian General Qassim Soleimani over the weekend. The high ranking Iranian General was killed […]
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Sep
Sep
Three JP Morgan metals traders have been charged with precious metals market manipulation. “US prosecutors have charged three JPMorgan metal traders with a “massive, multiyear scheme” to manipulate markets and warned they were continuing to probe higher echelons at the largest US bank. “Michael Nowak, head of precious metals trading, was charged on Monday along […]
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Sep
Sep
There can now be little doubt. A new secular bull market in gold is underway. A bull market refers to a market where the price is rising. As opposed to a bear market where the price falls. In NZ Dollars gold has quietly been in a bull market since 2014. Even in US Dollars gold […]
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Mar
Mar
A question in this week from Pat asking can silver rise when JP Morgan controls so much physical and paper silver and manipulates the silver price? “I’ve been doing a bit of research, trying to decide whether or not I’d like to buy silver bullion and I’ve come across a fair amount of information (from […]
