With the Greece debt crisis popular in the news lately, our staff have often been asked if Greece’s financial problems effect the price of gold and ultimately the payouts they get. We asked Brisbane Gold Broker’s Manager of the gold market research team to answer some of our questions. He was able to provide us some very interesting information:
Whats your role at Brisbane Gold Brokers?
I’m the manager of Brisbane Gold Brokers’s Gold Market Research team. Our team researches the Australian and global gold markets. We look all sorts of factors that may effect the price of gold. We also constantly provide our store the industry’s best gold and silver prices. Our team is working 24/7 to ensure everyone gets the best cash for their gold!
Whats the gold situation in Greece at the moment?
Typically in times of financial crisis people tend to buy high amounts of gold in all forms (rings, jewellery, bullion, etc) to provide them with financial stability. There have been several reports of people in Greece doing exactly this due to whats happening with their banks. People are worried but gold has been sort of a hero during these tough times.
What are people doing with their gold?
I’ve read some reports of people selling their gold to businesses in the US and UK. It wouldn’t be uncommon for Brisbane Gold Brokers to get enquires in terms of distance from locations as far away as Greece! At this time people in Greece would be best to look overseas to sell gold while things are still being sorted out in their home country.
So with the problems in Greece, what does this do to the price of gold there and Australia?
The event has caused the price to flat line due to a number of factors including market uncertainty, interest rates and of course the high amounts of gold circulating in the country. What about Australia? Well, we haven’t seen any real effects, which is great. However, you should always be aware that major financial problems in other countries do have flow on effects globally. If the Greece situation keeps getting worse, it may have an effect on Australia’s gold price.
So is now the time to sell just in case it does get worse?
I believe its always the best time to sell gold, especially due to Brisbane Gold Broker’s high payouts. Simply call or visit Brisbane Gold Brokers with your gold to get the best possible payout. Our gold inspection team are always available to help you get the best payout!
