Sources: BBC
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe launches a new currency, Zimbabwe Gold, backed on gold reserves and foreign currencies amid depreciation of its current currency, the Zimbabwean dollar. 2024-04-5
The price of gold hits a record high of US$1,944 per ounce as uncertainty over the global economy grows due to a resurgence in COVID-19 cases. The previous record was set in 2011 when prices hit US$1,921 per ounce. 2020-07-27
A New York gold and gold futures trader files a lawsuit against the international banks involved in the twice-daily teleconferences that set the price of that metal. 2014-03-4
Gold falls below $1200 per ounce for the first time since 2010. 2013-06-28
The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei Stock Average falls by 1.9% in early trading as the trend of stock market falls continues. 2011-08-19
The price of gold reaches a new record after the President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez announces plans to nationalize the Venezuelan gold industry. 2011-08-17
South Korea's financial authorities promise to take action to stabilise markets as stocks on the Korea Exchange continue to fall. 2011-08-9
Stock markets in Asia, Australia, and the United States fall further after the credit rating of the United States is downgraded with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling by over 634 points, 5.55%. 2011-08-8
Stock markets in Asia and Australia continue falls from Europe and the United States. 2011-08-5
Stock markets around the world fall on the back of concerns about global economic growth with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling by 4%. 2011-08-4