So, what is stopping the price of Gold rocketing skyward?

[MarillionFan]

Invasion from a far galaxy with giant 500ft Aliens made out of oil in giant gold & platinum space ships who get defeated when they give BP the contract for building drills to steal the earths water.

Oh that would also knock the oil price a bit.

[Spacecadet]

Invasion from a far galaxy with giant 500ft Aliens made out of oil in giant gold & platinum space ships who get defeated when they give BP the contract for building drills to steal the earths water.

Oh that would also knock the oil price a bit.

but would it mean more or less global warming?

[MarillionFan]

but would it mean more or less global warming?

Less. Well known that the Oil Aliens of Glacatus 3 use giant Ice Warriors from the Planet Dave. Be like dropping ice cubes in a glass of Pimms.

[DimPrawn]

Any ideas from you brainy investment types?

DimPrawn is on your ignore list, cos he hasn't got a ******* clue.

[Churchill]

DimPrawn is on your ignore list, cos he hasn't got a ******* clue.

[doodab]

Perhaps everyone who wants it and can afford it already has as much as they want.

[DimPrawn]

Perhaps everyone who wants it and can afford it already has as much as they want.

Or everyone who wants it and can afford it is waiting for those who have it, but can't afford to keep it to sell it.

Same with houses.

[SantaClaus]

Any ideas from you brainy investment types?

Well, investment banks such as JP Morgan will continue to manipulate the paper-based instrument.

Only physical gold is safe.

[doodab]

Perhaps things aren't really that bad?

[Doggy Styles]

Perhaps all those number-crunching investors have concluded that recent panic buying, especially by the amateurs, has way over-priced it.