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When people first start looking at gold coins, it’s easy to assume they’re all valued the same way. But once you try to buy or sell one, you understand that not all coins are treated equally. Some coins are valued for the gold inside them, while others are priced for their rarity and market demand. Let’s break it down in simple terms. What Are Bullion Coins? Bullion coins in Australia are gold coins that contain 99.9% pure gold, making them easy to value and sell. When gold prices go up, bullion prices usually go up with them. When gold dips,…
The GBP/USD pair gains momentum to around 1.3685 during the early European session on Tuesday. The Pound Sterling (GBP) gathers strength against the Greenback on the cautiously hawkish stance of the Bank of England (BoE). All eyes will be on the BoE interest rate decision later on Thursday. The BoE’s Monetary Policy Committee voted 5-4 to cut the Bank Rate in December, the fourth quarter-point reduction of 2025. But most of its policymakers suggested the pace of rate cuts could slow. The UK central bank will announce its policy decision later this week, and most economists expect the UK central bank to…
The tumble in gold that saw the yellow metal drop over $1,000 an ounce in just two days hasn’t deterred Wall Street from recommending the metal.
Read on to learn how the purity of your precious metals impactl le s the money you get in our all-inclusive gold valuation guide. If you’ve never sold gold in Australia before, it can feel confusing. Two people can walk into a gold buyer in Brisbane with items that look nearly identical and then walk out with very different offers. That usually raises one big question: why? Gold purity determines the value of your gold. Gold purity simply explains how much real gold is actually inside your jewellery, coins, or bars. While something may look heavy or valuable, only its…
Gold Is Rising, Bitcoin Is Falling Gold Price Today For anyone actively trading or following global markets, one divergence should have been impossible to ignore: precious metals are surging while Bitcoin and the broader crypto market are moving in the opposite direction. Gold has pushed to new record highs, while Bitcoin , long marketed as the “face of crypto,” has stalled, corrected, and underperformed. This divergence challenges one of the most persistent narratives in modern finance: Bitcoin as digital gold. The Old Crypto Story Is No Longer Holding Up For years, Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies were promoted as: Digital gold…
If the first month of 2026 can be any guide to the rest of the year, investors should buckle up.
I’m convinced that Nutella is the second most important invention after the wheel. So yes, I’m an unapologetic hazelnut fan.That said, a few months ago I started to notice something odd. The price of natural hazelnuts had more or less doubled. Shortly after, they became surprisingly hard to find, at least in supermarkets where they had always been readily available.That caught my attention. And it made me wonder whether something unusual had happened, or was still unfolding, in the hazelnut market.Hazelnuts: a commodity shock without a marketHazelnuts are a small commodity with an unusually concentrated supply chain. Around 70% of…
Some Fed watchers say the choice of Warsh means it’s more likely that Powell will continue to stand in Trump’s way.
Highlights include policy announcements from the ECB, BoE, RBA, RBI, Banxico, US & Canada jobs data, EZ flash inflation, PMI data, OPEC meeting, ISM, Treasury QRA Treasury Yield Curve SUN: OPEC+ to hold a ministerial meeting. MON: BoJ SOO (Jan); Final Manufacturing PMIs (Jan); German Retail Sales (Dec); US ISM Manufacturing PMI (Jan); Treasury Financing Estimates. TUE: RBA Announcement/SOMP; CBRT Inflation (Jan); French Prelim. CPI (Jan); US JOLTS (Dec)US JOLTS (Dec); RCM/TIPP (Feb); New Zealand Unemployment (Q4). WED: Riksbank Minutes (Jan); China PMIs (Jan); Final Composite/Services PMIs (Jan); EZ Flash HICP (Jan); US ADP (Jan); Treasury Quarterly Refunding Announcement;…
The federal tax collector seems poised to run out of funding on Saturday, just days after it started processing 2025 income-tax returns.