Demand for gold has soared during the financial crisis as investors first sought gold as a safe haven asset then as a hedge against inflation

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/gold/9805693/Gold-price-on-the-rise-How-to-invest-in-bullion.html

Gold prices continue to firm underpinned by small investors in Germany and Switzerland, coupled with Asian demand in particular India and China.

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/jan/17/gold-to-hit-2000-dollars-an-ounce

Gold prices surge due to geopolitical reigniting it's safe haven asset status.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/gold-and-oil-prices-surge-while-world-shares-fall-as-western-intervention-in-syria-looms-8786917.html?origin=internalSearch

Daily Mail

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2095535/Bank-Englands-glittering-stash-156BN-gold-bars-stored-canteen-London.html