Latest articles by Adrian Ash
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Why gold is fundamentally still good
Features You may have expected the gold price to have jumped following recent trouble in the credit market but demand remains fairly light. Could the yellow metal have lost its safe haven status?
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Daily gold report: Thursday 5th July
Features Spot gold prices continued to trade in a tight range early on Thursday, just breaking $656.50 at the London opening – barely $1 away from where the US markets left gold...
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Daily gold report: Wednesday 4th July
Features Gold traded in a tight range during the first half of London trade on Wednesday, holding above Tuesday's US close at $653.50 per ounce...
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Japan's post-bubble depression is a warning to us
Features Japan is finding shaking off its post-bubble depression harder than anyone would ever have thought. This is a glimpse of what lies beyond our own credit bubble.
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Daily gold report: Friday 29th June
Features The price of gold bullion rose throughout the first-half of London trade on Friday, touching $651 per ounce by lunchtime – a gain of 1.6% from the week's low...
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Daily gold report: Thursday 28th June
Features Spot gold prices continued to climb during the Asian and early London sessions on Thursday, hitting $647 just ahead of the US open – a gain of 1% from the low hit on Monday.
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Daily gold report: Wednesday 27th June
Features The international spot gold market held above $641 in the first-half of London trade on Wednesday. But after Tuesday's $10 sell-off, 'gold hits 3-month low as investors flee risk,' reports Reuters.
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Why rate hikes don't always halt house price inflation
Features What do London and Auckland have in common? It seems as though every time central bankers raise rates, house prices increase. But our problems are nothing compared with the Kiwis' currency tribulations.
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Have central bankers lost their super powers?
Features Central bankers around the world have seen their power sapped in recent years. And it's not just political meddling that's to blame, the market itself has also neutralised their effectiveness.
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Why one million homeowners should fear the Old Lady
Features If the Bank of England raises interest rates on Thursday, one million UK homeowners could see their mortgage repayments jump by nearly one-third. And they're not the only ones who'll have to tighten their belts.
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Is this it for gold's bull market?
Features The bull market that peaked in May 2006 finally gave up the ghost last week. Or so Wall Street has been saying. But is this really the end - or just a brilliant buying opportunity?
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Why it's time to go shopping for gold
Features South African miners are digging deep as output falls. But whilst the world's supply of cheap gold is coming to an end, the supply of cheap money grows greater every day.
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Why gold's still the best bet on a weak dollar
Features The gold price averaged an impressive $666 in May and it's had a fantastic June so far. Meanwhile, paper currencies are scrapping over which can lose value the fastest. So why aren't investors catching on?
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Why you should hang on to your gold
Features Gold investment in 2007 is starting to look a little crowded, says Adrian Ash. But don't let that put you off. Find out why gold is still a safe bet - plus one opportunity in physical gold that's the 'buy of the century'.
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Is the Euro the next global currency?
Features It's been endorsed by both gangsters on the streets of Moscow and the authoritative journal Foreign Affairs. But whilst the euro may be a good currency to do business in, is it really the best place to store your wealth?
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Is the Euro bull running out of control?
Features The ECB may be doing all it can to debase the Euro, but still the world wants to bid up the currency. And that could spell inflation disaster for the countries of the Eurozone.
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Can Mervyn King win the war on inflation?
Features Shortly before voters went to the polls last week, Mervyn King was celebrating ten years of Bank of England independence in the City with a speech that would put most vote-chasing politicians to shame.
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How central bank policy affects the gold price
Features Investors traditionally turn to gold when high inflation threatens. But would you be better off sticking with cash and benefiting from interest rate hikes?
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What will slow the soaring cost of living?
Features As past Price Revolutions have shown, it is human nature to react to rising prices by searching for fresh supplies of cash. But modern central banking counteracts that effect, doesn't it? asks Adrian Ash.
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Why the gold price jumped when peace broke out
Features When Iran announced the release of the captured British sailors last week, the gold price promptly jumped by $10. So what's happened to its 'safe haven' status? asks Adrian Ash.
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How to profit from gold mining M&A
Features As gold prices trend higher, miners are racing to re-stock their depleted reserves - and that's likely to mean a surge of bids for mining juniors. Adrian Ash identifies the biggest potential beneficiary.
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Could gold ownership be outlawed?
Features In the past, governments have tried massive interest rate hikes and the outlawing of gold ownership in order to protect their currency. But what can be done this time round to restore investors' faith in cash?
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When interest rate hikes aren't enough...
Features The runaway credit market has prompted financial services providers to offer ever more new products on easier terms. But this innovation means central banks' favourite anti-inflation measure no longer works.
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How (not) to fix a housing crash
Features Ben Bernanke may have assured US politicians that the US sub-prime mortgage collapse is 'under control'. However, he has a lesson to learn from the last UK housing crash about the dangers of cheap money.
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