The wild boar 2014 | 100 Euro | gold coin

Vor etwa einem Jahr haben wir über die Bestrebungen einzelner Euro-Länder berichtet, die kleinen Cent-Münzen abzuschaffen – und wir haben erklärt, warum die ganz große Bargeld-Abschaffung höchstwahrscheinlich im Kleinen beginnt.

Der Goldpreis hat heute einen neuen historischen Höchststand erreicht und erstmals die Marke von 3.000 US-Dollar pro Feinunze überschritten.

The gold price rally recently took a short breather. However, the ongoing political events continue to support the gold price in the medium and long term.

Fort Knox, located in the US state of Kentucky, is one of the most famous gold storage facilities in the world - and one of the most popular subjects for conspiracy theories. US President Donald Trump and his ally Elon Musk have just brought up the idea of a review of the US state gold reserves - and the suggestion of a live stream from the gold storage facility is making headlines.

Even in times of crisis, gold remains a safe store of value and protects against inflation and financial expropriation. There are also sound examples of this from the recent past.

Right at the start of the year, the price of gold resumed its strong performance of 2024. The short-term influencing factors have changed, but the motives for the flight into gold remain the same.

Over 10,000 collectors, hundreds of dealers and countless decision-makers from the industry - the German capital will once again be the meeting place for numismatics. But the topic of "precious metal investment" has also been gaining in importance in Berlin for years. What are the most important trends this year? We took a look around the trade fair for you.