Gold

Track the price of gold and compare it with other precious metals and global stock market indexes.
As the price of gold hits an all-time high there is a view that rising inflation, a weak US dollar and private investment in the metal could push it even higher
Gold regained the $900 level but oil, base metals and grains put on a mixed performance.
Sluggish start to second quarter
Commodities make sluggish start to second quarter
Departing Gold Fields CEO sees gold price rising
New generation seeks fortune in mining boom

Track the price of gold and compare it with other precious metals and global stock market indexes.

Track share price and financials and use the interactive chart to analyse broker forecasts, industry peers and key indicators.
Simon Derrick on the close relationship between the performance of gold and the euro

Gold’s rise shows investors are nervous, a key message for central banks, but it is in the interests of business that its bullish fans are proved wrong

Many regard gold as an insurance policy against mankind’s folly – be it our collective propensity to lob bombs at each other or to lose control of the money supply

As anxiety over the global economy drives the price of gold to an all-time peak, supply constraints are adding to the upward pressure