Gold

Gold has broken though the $1,000 an ounce barrier for the first time in six months, as doubts grow about the strength of the global recovery.

Following a 70% rally from the lows of March, Asian equities' outperformance gap versus the rest of the world has widened even further, resulting in 31% outperformance for the first seven months of the year.

Most investors are accustomed to reading about the gold and oil markets, but few have considered the benefits of diversifying their portfolios using agricultural commodities.

In difficult market conditions, many investors turn to gold as psychologically it is perceived as ‘safe'.

Julius Baer has expanded its asset management distribution team with the recruitment of Threadneedle's Marion Williams.

Stretched supply and increasing demand for gold make it a solid long-term investment, says Alex Hoct...

Cheviot Asset Management's head of alternative investments David Miller says 'rationality' is beginn...

Inflows into exchange traded commodities have risen by over £577.5m since November 2008, according t...

Funds invested in gold stocks are plummeting as investors desperately sell off equities and the relat...

Graham Birch, head of the BlackRock Natural Resources Team and portfolio manager for the BlackRock Gold & General Fund, presents his views on the long term benefits of gold.