Gold Prices Today

Gold Prices Today

The most commonly cited gold price is the 24-hour New York spot gold price -- priced in U.S. dollars (chart below).

[Most Recent Quotes from www.kitco.com]

Of course, the market value of gold and gold products (coins, jewelry, etc.) is prone to fluctuations in demand and the spread captured between retail investors and wholesalers. Before you dip your toes into the gold market, learn the basics of how to invest in gold and the pitfalls and hidden costs of investing in gold. Also, check out Jeff Nielson's piece on why gold makes great money.

Latest Gold Videos

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Jon Nadler, senior analyst at Kitco.com, says the huge outflows from gold ETFs are unnerving individual investors.
5/24/12 10:02AM
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Tim Harvey, Sr. VP at ETF Securities, says a strike at a South African mine could boost platinum prices.
5/23/12 9:30AM
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Jeb Handwerger, editor of GoldStockTrades.com, says gold miners are trading cheaply especially compared to social networking stocks.
5/22/12 9:27AM
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Phil Streible, Sr. commodities broker at RJO Futures, says the disappointing Facebook IPO will help bring investors back to gold.
5/21/12 10:22AM
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Jon Nadler, senior analyst at Kitco.com, says the demand for physical gold has plummeted and smaller miners may need to alter their plans.
5/17/12 9:43AM
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Tim Harvey, Sr. VP at ETF Securities, explains why platinum is holding up better than gold, silver and palladium.
5/16/12 9:35AM
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Jeb Handwerger, editor of GoldStockTrades.com, says gold mining stocks like International Tower Hill Mines remain undervalued.
5/15/12 9:53AM
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Phil Streible, Sr. commodities broker at RJO Futures, says silver and lagging gold mining stocks are growing too cheap to ignore.
5/14/12 10:05AM
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Adrian Ash, head of research at BullionVault, says gold needs a catalyst to break the current downdraft caused by Euro worries.
5/10/12 9:40AM
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Will Rhind, head of US Operations for ETF Securities, says the pressure on gold is coming from Eurozone worries, not Warren Buffett's bashing.
5/9/12 9:23AM

Latest Gold News

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A 'balanced approach' ensures enslavement by the bankers.
5/23/12 2:42PM
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The dollar is weak and Treasuries are paying nothing (after inflation). That means the smart money will stick with the precious metal.
5/18/12 2:28PM
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Jeff Nielson says U.S. bonds are no longer as safe as you have been told. So either learn what real risk is, or perish, he warns.
5/18/12 11:14AM
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Those who have called gold a bubble are quietly purchasing hundreds of tons of the precious metal.
4/27/12 2:19PM
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After paying out $4.4 million to settle a suit by clients in 2007, Morgan Stanley is again selling suspicious bullion accounts.
4/13/12 1:53PM
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Jeff Nielson says more money-printing is on the way.
4/6/12 6:00AM
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Banks, aided by media and government, wreck another nation's economy.
4/4/12 2:48PM
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Investors who have missed out on the opportunity to own precious metals have a final chance to make up for lost time -- and at sale prices.
3/28/12 6:00AM
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The collapse of the bond market implies the explosion of the gold and silver markets.
3/23/12 6:00AM
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Investors should adopt a defensive strategy with capital preservation as the primary objective.
3/16/12 6:14AM

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Dow Jones S&P 500 NASDAQ 10-Year Note
12,454.83 1,317.82 2,837.53 17.45
Oil *
107.26
DOWN
74.92
DOWN
2.86
DOWN
1.85
DOWN
0.14
10 Yr
1.74%
SPDR Gold
152.68
-0.60%
-0.22%
-0.07%
-0.80%
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