The dollar touched a three week low against the euro as investors were kept waiting for signs of progress in US lawmakers' attempt to raise the debt ceiling.
Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses European ETF trades for the week ending 13 May.
George Soros, who called gold "the ultimate bubble," dumped almost his entire $800m stake in bullion in the first quarter.
Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses European ETF trades for the week ending 6 May.
Redemptions in commodity ETFs have been mostly confined to "a few precious metal and energy products" despite a widespread fall in prices, according to ETF Securities.
Commodity prices have started to recover after markets were hit by one of the biggest sell-offs in two years.
Evy Hambro, manager of the BlackRock Gold & General fund, discusses what could hamper the spiralling gold price.
Schroders has renamed its gold and metals fund and changed the investment objective to allow it to invest in a different set of underlying commodities, including gold equities for the first time.
The Forward Markets Commission (FMC) in India has written to the Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI) challenging its jurisdiction over gold ETFs.
The price of gold soared yesterday to hit a new record before falling back following the death of the world's most wanted man, Osama Bin Laden.