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Regulatory Framework and Compliance Challenges in Precious Metals Trading in Canada

Trading commodities like Gold and Silver in Canada is a highly regulated sector with laws set to ensure integrity and transparency. Keeping this in mind, these regulations also bring a unique set of challenges that impacts both investors and traders, especially those who are keen on purchasing physical Gold and Silver bullion.  The Regulatory Landscape …

Speculation and Investor Sentiment in Precious Metal Prices

Few, if any, investment classes can boast both the appeal and historical significance that goes hand in hand with precious metals. People for hundreds of years have cherished gold and silver as stores of value and the symbols of wealth, thus causing them to have unique properties and inherent worth. But beneath the hard appeal…

Sanctions Highlight the Importance of Gold

Over the past week, the seizure of Russian assets held abroad in Europe and the United States have been the main topic of discussion pertaining to the global financial system.  These discussions, however, have not necessarily been fruitful as you are seeing a divide in how the nearly 300 billion Euros of frozen Russian assets…

The Impact of Currency Fluctuations on Gold and Silver Prices in Canada

In the ever-fluctuating world of precious metals, currency fluctuations play a massive role in setting the price and determining the value of gold and silver bullion prices in Canada. Precious metals are normally traded in the US dollar, however, as Canadians, we are purchasing precious metals using the Canadian dollar. So let’s delve deeper into…

Why Chase Bank Doesn’t Sell Gold Bars

Most investors take gold as one of the key assets to diversify their investment portfolio and protect against inflation and economic uncertainties. However, in case you are planning to buy gold bars, you might notice that major financial institutions such as Chase Bank don’t offer them. Let’s explore the reasons why Chase and other similar…