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Adrian Ashbullion.directory author Adrian Ash

Adrian Ash is director of research at BullionVault, the physical gold and silver market with bullion owned by the citizens of over 175 countries and worth more than $2 billion.

Formerly head of editorial at London’s top publisher of private-investment advice, he was City correspondent for The Daily Reckoning from 2003 to 2008, and is now a regular contributor to many leading analysis sites including Forbes and a regular guest on BBC national and international radio and television news.

Gold Price Jump Hits Physical Buying

Gold Price Jump Hits Physical Buying

GOLD PRICES held onto yesterday’s steep rise in all major currencies on Tuesday, trading near 7-year highs in US Dollar terms as world stock markets rebounded but Washington and Tehran threatened fresh violence against each other following the assassination of a senior Iranian military chief.

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Gold Enters 2020 At Record New Year High

Gold Enters 2020 At Record New Year High

GOLD PRICES ended 2019 with their 3rd highest annual finish in US Dollar terms while setting fresh New Year’s Eve records in all other major currencies except the Swiss Franc.

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Trump Impeachment Leaves Gold Price Flat

Trump Impeachment Leaves Gold Price Flat

GOLD PRICES held unchanged again on Thursday as world stock markets retreated from this week’s new record highs following last night’s impeachment of Donald Trump by the US House of Congress.

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Gold Trade Quiet as UK Price Recovers Post Election

Gold Trade Quiet as UK Price Recovers Post Election

GOLD TRADING in London was quiet Tuesday, keeping prices in a tight $5 range as Western stock markets edged back from yesterday’s new record highs.

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Gold Holds Dollar Gains on Stock Market Record

Gold Holds Dollar Gains on Stock Market Record

GOLD PRICES held firm against a solid US Dollar in London trade Friday, heading for the highest weekly close in 6 even as global stock markets rose to new all-time highs following a solid victory for the UK’s Brexit-backing Conservative Party and amid rumors that a ‘phase one’ US-China trade deal is imminent.

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Gold Hits 5-Month GBP Low Ahead of General Election

Gold Hits 5-Month GBP Low Ahead of General Election

GOLD PRICES rallied on Tuesday in London, halving Friday’s $20 plunge against a fast-weakening US Dollar as world stock markets struggled below last week’s near-record highs and the British Pound jumped ahead of the UK General Election.

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Gold Drops on Trump’s “Record” Stock Market

Gold Drops on Trump's "Record" Stock Market

GOLD PRICES sank Friday lunchtime in London, erasing the week’s earlier gains as China offered the United States an “olive branch” in trade talks, and new US jobs data blew past analyst forecasts with the strongest growth since New Year

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Gold Hits UK 5-Mo Low on Likely Tory Win

Gold Hits UK 5-Mo Low on Likely Tory Win

GOLD PRICES held unchanged against a falling US Dollar in London trade Thursday, keeping a $15 gain for the week so far but taking the metal down to multi-month lows for UK investors as world stock markets rose together with longer-term interest rates.

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Gold Heads For High Close on Earnings Forecast

Gold Heads For High Close on Earnings Forecast

GOLD PRICES slipped but held on track for the highest weekly close in 6 after new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics said the United States jobs market was stronger than analysts expected in October.

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Gold Stuck In Range Ahead of US Fed Rate Cut

Gold Stuck In Range Ahead of US Fed Rate Cut

GOLD held little changed Wednesday morning ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s October decision on Dollar interest rates and QE asset purchases, trading at $1491 per ounce as world stock markets also moved sideways.

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Gold Rallies on Weak Economic Data

Gold Rallies on Weak Economic Data

GOLD PRICES reclaimed last week’s closing level in Dollar terms Wednesday as tensions between Nato military alliance members the US and Turkey worsened over Syria and Iran, while new data showed US retail sales defying analyst forecasts

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Gold Holds $1500 as Fox Poll Backs Impeachment

Gold Holds $1500 as Fox Poll Backs Impeachment

An opinion poll from Donald Trump’s favored Fox News channel says the President faces strong US public backing for impeachment over allegedly asking Ukraine to investigate domestic rival Biden.

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Gold Rallies with Worst Political Uncertainty on Record

Gold Rallies with Worst Political Uncertainty on Record

GOLD PRICES regained all or most of this week’s prior loss against all major currencies on Wednesday in London, trading up to $1488 per ounce for Dollar investors as world stock markets sank following New York’s plunge on the weakest US manufacturing data in a decade.

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Gold Ends August with Raft of All-Time Highs

Gold Ends August with Raft of All-Time Highs

GOLD PRICES held on track for the highest monthly finish in 6.5 years in Dollar terms in London on Friday, heading for a $100 per ounce gain this August.

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Gold Sets Euro and GBP Records

Gold Sets Euro and GBP Records

The PRICE of gold bullion bars retreated but held near multi-year or record highs against most currencies in London trade Thursday, edging back as major government bonds also slipped while global stock markets rallied.

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Wholesale Gold Hits 2-Week Low From ATH Record

Wholesale Gold Hits 2-Week Low From ATH Record

GOLD BARS traded in London’s wholesale market slipped to 2-week lows against most major currencies except the Euro on Thursday, losing 1.5% for the week so far as longer-term interest rates rose from their recent all-time lows in the bond market on news that the US Federal Reserve is cautious about cutting interest rates further.

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Gold Steady at $1500 as Trump Denies Recession

Gold Steady at $1500 as Trump Denies Recession

GOLD PRICES steadied once more around $1500 per ounce in London trade Wednesday – a new 6-year high when reached earlier this month – as Western stock markets rallied and bond prices slipped after US President Trump said he’s considering fresh tax cuts to stimulate the world’s largest economy.

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Gold Tries $1500 Again as Trump Blames Fed

Gold Tries $1500 Again as Trump Blames Fed

GOLD PRICES edged back above $1500 per ounce in London trade Tuesday, recovering what was a new 6-year high just 2 weeks ago as world stock markets slipped from yesterday’s bounce and the US Dollar rose yet again on the currency market.

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UK Gold Prices Set New All-Time Record

UK Gold Prices Set New All-Time Record

GOLD PRICES rallied from yesterday’s pullback in London on Friday, heading for a small weekly gain versus most major currencies except the US Dollar and Chinese Yen as world stock markets rose following Wall Street’s fresh all-time intraday records.

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Metals Jump after Investment Surge on Slower Inflation

Metals Jump after Investment Surge on Slower Inflation

GOLD and SILVER PRICES spiked overnight in Asia trade on Friday as US President Trump claimed that a US Navy assault ship had shot down an Iranian drone threatening to attack it. Gold then eased back $15 in London business, retreating from its new 6-year Dollar high of $1452 to show a 1.6% gain for the week.

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Silver Leaps Despite Asian Recession Risk

Silver Leaps Despite Asian Recession Risk

Gold Gains But Silver Price Leaps Despite Plunge Towards Recession in Asian Exports and New Brexit Warning Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 18 July, 2019 By Adrian Ash Head of Research […]

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Gold Sees Further Gains, 8-Year UK Peak

Gold Sees Further Gains, 8-Year UK Peak

Gold Prices Extend US Fed’s ‘Cut Coming’ Gains, UK Gold Hits 8-Year Peak Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 11 July, 2019 By Adrian Ash Head of Research at Bullion Vault GOLD […]

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Gold Pops as Fed Rate Coming

Gold Pops as Fed Rate Coming

Gold Price Pops $15 as Powell Tells Congress Fed Rate Cut Coming Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 10 July, 2019 By Adrian Ash Head of Research at Bullion Vault GOLD PRICES […]

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Gold Snaps 6-Week Surge on Strong Jobs

Gold Snaps 6-Week Surge on Strong Jobs

Gold Price Snaps 6-Week Surge, Below $1400 on Strong US Jobs and Shock India Import Duty Hike Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 05 July, 2019 By Adrian Ash Head of Research […]

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Gold ‘Too High’ – Deflation Warning

Gold 'Too High' - Deflation Warning

Gold Over $1400 ‘Too High’, Either Prices Fall or ‘Deflation Looms’ Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 04 July, 2019 By Adrian Ash Head of Research at Bullion Vault GOLD PRICES retreated […]

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Gold at 8-Year GBP High as Brexit hits output

Gold at 8-Year GBP High as Brexit hits output

Gold Hits 8-Year GBP Price High as UK Output Shrinks Ahead of Brexit, US Jobs Miss Forecast Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 03 July, 2019 By Adrian Ash Head of Research […]

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Gold ETF Investing Slips as US and China Argue

Gold ETF Investing Slips as US and China Argue

ETF Gold Investing Slips as G20 Sees US-China Argue Over ‘Superpower Status’, Putin Declares ‘Liberalism Obsolete’ Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 28 June, 2019 By Adrian Ash Head of Research at […]

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Gold Hits Six Year High – Passing $1400

Gold Hits Six Year High - Passing $1400

Gold Price Hits 6-Year High Over $1400, ETF Buyers AWOL as Comex Trading Spikes Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 21 June, 2019 By Adrian Ash Head of Research at Bullion Vault […]

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Adrian Ashbullion.directory author Adrian Ash

Adrian Ash is director of research at BullionVault, the physical gold and silver market with bullion owned by the citizens of over 175 countries and worth more than $2 billion.

Formerly head of editorial at London’s top publisher of private-investment advice, he was City correspondent for The Daily Reckoning from 2003 to 2008, and is now a regular contributor to many leading analysis sites including Forbes and a regular guest on BBC national and international radio and television news.