Both gold and the euro have now lost around 10% of their value against the US dollar since it began rallying last December. But European investors looking to protect their capital during this week’s political …
The Euro’s Loss is Gold’s Gain
What’s happening in the metals market?
Which metals prices fell last week? Almost all of them. Copper, the most active metal on the London Metal Exchange, was among the biggest fallers. From its lows in 2003, the price of copper had …
For the best hedge against resurgent inflation, look at silver
Anyone who’s just received a gas or electricity bill will not need convincing that the cost of living in the UK is going up noticeably. What is more surprising to those facing double-digit fare increases …
The New Boom in Metals
In terms of the overall market, small. The capitalisation of the global mining sector is about $240bn, less than the market value of General Electric.There are a handful of huge global players, a number of …
It really does pay to complain
Twenty per cent of us don’t complain about unsatisfactory products or services according to Which? magazine. Yet we should: disappointing purchases cost us £8.3bn a year. A friend of ours recently complained about being given …
18 days till tax freedom
This year, the average UK taxpayer will work until the last day of May just to pay their share of the Government’s tax bill. ‘Tax Freedom Day’, as it has become known, used to fall …