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The gold five-pound coin was minted in 1839, celebrating the inception of Queen Victoria's rule just two years after it began ...

Despite the boost from a weaker dollar, the pound is still underperforming when compared to its major peers, as investors turn cautious ahead of the Bank of England’s (BoE) monetary policy decision, ...

The pound climbed 0.3% against the dollar ... which will be announced on Thursday. Gold surged to a new record high this morning, as anxious investors flocked to the precious metal for safety ...

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Two ex-British colonies ditched the Pound Sterling as their currency for ... When Britain became the first major economy to withdraw from the gold standard in 1931, it created what was known ...

The pound edged 0.1% lower against the dollar on Tuesday ... Meanwhile, sterling strengthened against the euro (GBPEUR=X) in early trading on Tuesday, rising 0.1% to €1.2027. Gold prices were mixed ...

British Airways was contracted to fly the gold from Bahrain to Chicago. When the plane arrived in Chicago, the gold went missing.