Archives for November 2013

This week, Janet Yellen was confirmed by the Senate Banking Committee to succeed Ben Bernanke as the next Chair of the Federal Reserve. The final vote will head to the Senate at an unspecified date where she is believed to garner the necessary 60 … [Read more...]

Following a flight from Bangkok to eastern India’s Kolkata, cleaners discovered 24 gold bars worth $1.1 million in an airplane washroom. Officials at Jet Airways confirmed the incident Wednesday, according to the Associated Press. After the … [Read more...]

Although the visual data is more than a year old, this infographic coincides with part one of Global Gold News's "Gold 101" series in which we discuss the best places to purchase gold. As noted, purchasing gold and silver on eBay can be expensive but … [Read more...]

(This is part one of a series titled “Gold 101” that is meant to educate readers on precious metals in general, including gold and silver. For the next several weeks, Global Gold News will give information, advice and news about bullion). As gold … [Read more...]

After Federal Reserve Chair nominee Janet Yellen delivered testimony to Congress on Thursday, gold prices inched higher as she hinted at further tools to stimulate the United States economy. In other words, an increase in quantitative easing and … [Read more...]

On Tuesday, the Thomson Reuters GFMS Interim Silver Market Review was released during the annual Silver Industry Dinner in New York. The yearly report found that silver coins are becoming the top choice for investors and sales could hit a record high … [Read more...]

The World Gold Council (WGC) released a video Wednesday that looks at the third-quarter trends of gold demand on a worldwide scale. Some of the takeaways include central banks continuing to increase their gold holdings, the supply of gold dropped … [Read more...]