News & Articles

Bleyer turns 10 years old this week and we’ve been celebrating by rewarding our customers with delicious handmade chocolates with every order. To commemorate this marvelous occasion, Caroline our Managing Director decided to share a few words.

In this week’s article, we’ll be looking at what a silver round is, why investors and collectors would buy these, and the main differences of silver rounds and silver coins.

When we think of precious metals, many of us will only think of Gold and Silver. Yet Bleyer stock other precious metals as well, including Platinum, Palladium and Rhodium. Today, we’re going to focus on the rarest of them all, Rhodium. Here are some very interesting facts about this precious metal.

Due to gold’s rarity, people have had to come up with a standard of measurement that can determine how much gold is actually in a bar of gold. This article looks at the term ‘carat’ and why it’s used to measure gold.

If you’re an investor or collector of physical bullion bars and coins, you don’t store your precious metals offshore, then a popular method of storing your precious metals may be at home. Here are our top suggestions on ingenious places to store your bullion at home.

With the release of the latest edition of the 2019 Chinese Panda coin, we’re taking a look at the history of this The People’s Bank of China’s bullion series and the cultural significance behind this magnificent mammal. Learn more about the series in this article.

The word platinum is synonymous with high value, timeless quality and trusted investment. But why is this? Learn more in our list of 7 interesting facts about investing in platinum.

Gold has been the currency of choice for thousands of years, but why? In this article, we explore why we value gold and what it is that makes it so desirable.

Over the years extremely rare coins have surfaced and been auctioned off for extortionate amounts. Read our recent article to learn about the coins that have fetched the most at auction.

Determining what type of bullion to invest in between gold bars or coins can be slightly difficult. Find out the pros and cons of both in this article.

While it’s probably best to store your gold at a bank in a safe deposit box, there are also alternative methods to store and hide gold at home. Find out some popular ways in this article.

Interest rates play a part in all of our lives, whether we like it or not. But what are interest rates and why do they rise and fall? This week’s article explores this principle in more detail. We look at the main factors affecting interest rate rises and the implications of this on precious metal prices.

This week, we’re focusing on two internal factors currently affecting precious metals sentiment. Firstly, what really matters – you. And secondly, the qualities and inherent issues within the Gold and Silver markets itself, regardless of what the world is up to.

This week’s article looks at 8 top things affecting gold and silver prices right now including; geo-political events, price patterns, interest rates, central bank commentary and other commodity fundamentals.

In this article, we’ll be looking at the term ‘spot price’; what this is, why investors use these to secure purchases of commodities and contracts, and how this relates specifically to precious metals.

There have been lots happening with silver lately. Let’s shine the spotlight on gold’s little sister. We take a look at a couple of news sources and present their research to find out what’s actually been happening.

We’ll be looking at ‘fundamentals’ and why investors use these to predict future prices in markets. It’s important to understand what a fundamental is and how to best use them for your investment strategy.

This week’s guest article explores the topic of Brexit and presents a golden opportunity for precious metal investors on how to sieze this opportunity.

This week, a customer tells us about his investment journey, why he chose to invest in physical precious metals, and his reasons for choosing to invest in gold. Here’s his story.

This week’s article is a very quick look at the monthly news in brief, especially the key points to add onto our radars as we enter the lazier summer months. We’ll be covering interest rate rises and the big topic of BREXIT.

There are some striking stories this week, all concerned Gold directly or touching on it’s magnificence and timeless value. Here’s the biggest news story this week…

With all this jubilant summer outdoor activity and focus, it is not surprising the Gold price is in the ‘summer doldrums’. But its a little more marked this year. Learn more about how the summer’s events are affecting precious metal prices.

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” How true of life on occasion. This week, we look at a few viewpoints of some Gold bugs and what steps you should consider regarding physical precious metals (while prices remain at current lows).

Welcome to June’s monthly update. There’s a fair amount shifting in the financial world at the moment. This roundup will focus on the recent interest rate rise in the States and how this is creating a new emerging pattern for investors to watch closely.