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Iran was a major driver of the growth in coin demand last year. The market trebled from just under 20t in 2017 to just over 60t in 2018. https://t.co/308Ytz6Jxu
Global bar and coin demand rose 4% in 2018. Bar sales were steady at 782t, whilst the coin market saw a surge of 26%, the second highest level on record. Find more #GoldDemandTrends: https://t.co/4foKcplcqn https://t.co/LaZXY0kj0Q
A pleasure speaking with @hjesanderson yesterday. This is the main story from Gold Demand Trends 2018. Previous high in central bank gold buying was 1967. https://t.co/REDfPKuFWQ
Central bank gold-buying reaches half-century high https://t.co/lQgSFFYyh6
Gold: the single biggest driver of gold demand in India is the strength of the rural economy. As @SomPR_WGC discusses here, the Federal election in India this year will likely be supportive of this key factor. https://t.co/Vo9xGAyZmx
Gold use in India seen propped up by big spending in election year https://t.co/pbZOrKSMCO
In Q4 2018, as global stock markets experienced their worst quarter since 2009, cryptocurrencies had a prime opportunity to demonstrate qualities associated with safe havens like gold. However, cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin, behaved like risky assets and fell while gold rallied.
Against the backdrop of turbulent markets, geopolitical risk and Fed rates hikes, gold closed 2018 on a strong note, outperforming most global asset classes. World Gold Council’s Joe Cavatoni and John Reade discuss 2018 trends and explore key dynamics likely to influence gold performance in 2019.
