Learn about our Financial Review Board The gold standard is a monetary system in which the value of a country's currency is directly linked to gold. With the gold standard, countries agree to ...

The Gold Standard is among the most influential systems in world economic and financial history. In simple terms, the Gold Standard is a monetary system where the value of a country's currency is ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. The price of gold today, as of 9:12 am ET, was $3,360.82 per ounce. That’s up 0.19% from yesterday’s gold price of $3,354.30.