Indeed, central banks now hold more than 35,000 metric tons of the metal, about a fifth of all the gold ever mined. But what is it about gold that has made it such a key asset for so long?

Central banks stormed back into the gold market in the final three months of last year, playing a key role in the metal ...

More than 150 years after the gold rush first began, some Americans are still digging for riches all over California.

A new discovery by two astrophysicists tells us that everyone on Earth has a little bit of gold, silver and platinum ... the University of Florida, who made the discovery. A collision between ...