The publisher and how the measurement is taken

Karat Arithmetic is an independent editorial desk. It is not a broker, not an exchange, not a licensed adviser, and it holds no client money. This page explains who publishes the site, what exactly it measures, how the measurement is taken, why the hour is shown, how a correction reaches the desk, and how the site is paid.

Who publishes this site

Karat Arithmetic is published by an independent editorial desk. The desk is not a broker, not an exchange, not a licensed adviser, and it holds no client money. Its subject is one measurement, taken from named public sources and republished with the date and the hour it was read. The desk does not estimate, advise, or trade. It reads what others publish, checks the figure against its source, and places it on the page.

The desk is responsible for the figures it republishes. It does not invent numbers, and it does not guess when a source is delayed. If a source changes a figure after this site reads it, the desk corrects its own page and dates the correction. A reader who finds a figure that does not match its source should write to the address on the contact page.

What exactly it measures and how the measurement is taken

The measurement is a published rate for gold, taken from named public sources and republished with the date and the hour it was read. The association publishes these rates before tax; the last column adds the three per cent a buyer pays. The desk does not calculate a new rate, and it does not blend two sources into one. It reads one source at a time, notes the hour, and shows the figure exactly as it was published.

The sources are named under every table, with a link, so a reader can check the figure at its publisher. The desk reads each source at the same point in the day, but it does not promise that a source will always be available. When a source is missing, the desk leaves that row blank rather than fill it with an older figure.

Why the hour is republished and how a correction reaches the desk

The hour is shown because a published rate can change during the day. A reader who sees a figure at noon and another at four in the afternoon needs to know which reading is on the page. The desk republishes the hour it read the source, not the hour the source first published the figure. That way a reader can go back to the source and see the same number at the same time.

Responsibility sits with the publication's editorial desk: Karat Arithmetic editorial team. The desk reads the sources, checks each figure before it is placed on the page, and answers a correction. Writing to the address on the contact page reaches the desk. Corrections are the reason the address exists: a figure that is wrong is corrected and the correction is dated.

Affiliate disclosure and independence

The site links to one broker, FxPro, through an affiliate link, and is paid a commission if a reader opens an account there. The reader pays nothing to this site and nothing extra at the broker. This is the only broker link on the site, and it is plainly disclosed here and on the terms page. The desk does not receive payment from any other source for the figures it publishes.

The broker's own site is operated by someone else, under its own terms and its own privacy policy, and following the link leaves this site. Nothing on this site is investment advice, a recommendation or an offer. The figures describe what things cost, not what a reader should do.