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News about Gold Prices and how they affect Selling Gold in New Zealand

How to Sell Gold to Gold Buyers in NZ

Wow, it’s been an exciting few weeks for Gold Prices!

The price of gold per troy ounce and the price of gold per gram has been moving because of the international gold markets and foreign exchanges. Customers who decided to sell gold, gold jewellery, gold coins and gold bullion in New Zealand have benefited from strong gains in prices that mean GOLD SMART GOLD BUYERS can pay you MORE!

Overnight COMEX Gold has been hammered by -US$25 per OZ after BEN BERNANKE (Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve) hinted at stronger US Growth. Strong markets and good news from the US is generally bad news for the price of gold. As Gold Brokers we are holding our rates high as long as possible to pass on the best cash for gold possible to our customers. However we can’t hold our rates forever with gold prices showing strong downward movement – if you are considering selling gold (gold jewellery, gold bullion, gold coins, etc) the value of gold is still high.

Join the GOLD RUSH and SELL YOUR GOLD FOR CASH. Everyone has a different reason for wanting to sell gold or jewellery for cash. Whatever your reason, GOLD SMART offers a fast and friendly service that puts a cash in your hand when you need it, satisfaction guaranteed. Contact the team today to see how easy it is to receive hundreds, if not thousands, for your gold jewellery.

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Gold Price Drops as China Hikes Yuan

Wow it’s been an exciting time in the markets overnight! The big news today is that the People’s Bank of China announced a surprise .25 rate hike. This sent the US dollar surging and gold plunging. The .25 rate hike is in many ways not that much, however it’s signaling the start of further and more aggressive tightening cycle.

The implications are a stronger USD, weaker commodity prices (gold and silver) and lower equities (stocks, shares, etc). There’s also the possibility that gold drops some more and then bonces back to previous levels – however calling moves like this are akin to gambling – risky and very hard to call correctly.

At Gold Smart we’ve been saying to our customers for sometime that gold has been due for a pull-back so congratulations to those that took action and benefited from their good timing!


Gold prices are still very good from a historical perspective, so if you are considering selling gold – give the friendly team at Gold Smart a call to discuss now – 0800 465 376

As Gold Buyers we will be doing our best to hold our high rates, however if there’s further movement on the downside, we won’t be able to hold them for long!

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Exchange Rates & Gold Prices

At Gold Smart we’ve had a lot of people calling wanting to know what their gold bullion and gold coins are worth. Naturally we prefer to deal with serious sellers that are wanting to move on their earlier purchases. It’s great news that gold prices have been at record highs and continue to remain strong – however only looking at the gold price does not take into account the exchange rate between the NZ dollar and the US dollar. In real terms this means if you’d invested in bullion over the last year you would have lost because the US dollar has significantly weakened against the NZD. This trend looks set to continue as the USD loses favour as a global reserve currency.

An example:

If you’d “invested” NZD$5,000 into bullion in February this year, it would be now worth NZD$4,114 (a loss of $886).

USD/NZD Exchange Rates

USD/NZD Exchange Rates

Any gains in the gold price have not kept pace with the NZD/USD exchange rates.

If you have gold bullion, gold coins or any other gold items – we recommend selling as the spot prices are losing steam and USD dollar weakens further. The team at Gold Smart are experts in appraising the value of gold bullion - call us today.

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