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Educational resources on precious metals investing from authoritative sources
Comprehensive annual outlook analyzing gold market conditions, investment scenarios, and factors affecting gold prices including interest rates, central bank demand, and geopolitical risks.
Free comprehensive guide covering why investors buy physical gold and silver, supply and demand fundamentals, which products best fit your objectives, and the smartest ways to buy and sell bullion.
Basic information on gold bullion supply and demand factors, why gold is one of the only default proof assets, and how direct ownership offers investment diversification and protection.
Educational course covering how gold and silver are produced and used, plus introductory trading strategies using futures and options contracts on precious metals.
Comprehensive guide defining precious metals, explaining their role as portfolio diversifiers and inflation hedges, and covering investment methods including physical bullion, ETFs, and derivatives.
World Platinum Investment Council guide to platinum investment basics, covering why platinum is rarer than gold and the compelling investment case for market deficits through 2029.
Data and analysis on supply, demand, and factors driving precious metals markets
Comprehensive data on gold reserves held by central banks worldwide, compiled using IMF International Financial Statistics showing purchases, sales, and gold as percentage of reserves.
International Monetary Fund factsheet on the 90.5 million ounces (2,814 metric tons) of gold held by the IMF and the role of gold in international monetary systems.
Latest quarterly report tracking investment flows, central bank purchases, consumer demand, and jewelry consumption across different regions, showing gold up 26% in first half of 2025.
CME Group educational course on understanding the gold-silver ratio, how it fluctuates during market conditions, and using it to identify trading opportunities between the two metals.
Leading independent market report providing quarterly actual and annual forecast of platinum supply, demand, and market balance from the world platinum investment council.
How precious metals are used in technology, manufacturing, and green economy
Comprehensive overview of silver industrial applications including electronics, solar panels, chemical catalysts, and medical equipment, showing how silver is essential in AI and green economy.
Analysis showing silver industrial demand grew 4% to new record high driven by green economy including grid infrastructure, vehicle electrification, photovoltaics, and AI applications.
Detailed explanation of how platinum, palladium, and rhodium are used in automotive catalytic converters to reduce emissions, representing 32% of Pt, 85% of Pd, and 90% of Rh consumption.
Overview of platinum properties and uses, explaining why this metal rarer than gold is essential in both precious and industrial applications due to unique chemical and physical properties.
U.S. Geological Survey comprehensive report on gold, silver, and other metals covering production, consumption, reserves, and world supply with latest 2024 data for all mineral commodities.
Terminology and definitions for precious metals investors
Comprehensive glossary covering essential precious metals terminology including assay, brilliant uncirculated, buy/sell spreads, liquidity, purity, and spot price definitions.
Industry-specific terminology and definitions for precious metals investors covering coins, bars, grading, fineness, and trading terms used in the bullion market.
Extensive definitions including troy ounce, assay, bullion, fineness, fine weight, futures contracts, and other essential terms for understanding precious metals investing.
Detailed explanation of spot price definition, how spot prices are determined through futures contracts, premiums over spot, and the difference between bid and ask prices.
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