The Global Experts on Gold

Global physically backed gold ETFs experienced their strongest monthly inflow in three years, adding US$11bn and extending their inflow streak to five months. Their total AUM rose to US$379bn, another month-end peak. Holdings jumped 115t to 3,561t.

Gold rose 6% m/m in April and is up by nearly 27% y-t-d. A significantly weaker US dollar and overall heightened risk pushed gold higher during the month. We expect US policy and structural risks to continue driving gold investment. Profit taking could bring pause but may also encourage consumers.

A sharp upsurge in gold ETF investment, along with elevated bar and coin buying, drove total Q1 gold demand to 1,206t - its highest for a first quarter since 2016. Jewellery consumption was contrastingly weak as the gold price hit successive new record highs during the quarter.

Data on sectors of gold demand, supply, productions costs and futures market positioning

Benchmark gold prices, gold futures curves and local price premium/discount

Returns, volatility, correlations and trading volumes for gold, bonds, equities and other major asset classes

Data on central bank gold holdings, sales and purchases, as well as insights from annual surveys into central bank attitudes towards gold.