World Gold Council
The experts on gold
Webinar: Gold Demand Trends Q4 and FY 2019
Watch today's Gold Demand Trends webinar, where we discussed the drivers of gold demand from Q4 and FY 2019.
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Mukesh Kumar
Senior Analyst, India
World Gold Council
Gold demand tailed off in second half of December with start of inauspicious period and higher gold price
Wedding and stable domestic gold price at ~Rs 37800/10gm helped demand in first half of December but demand tailed off after 15th December after the beginning of inauspicious period and rising gold price which jumped by 3.7% from mid-December till end of the month.
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Ray Jia
Senior Analyst, China
World Gold Council
China’s wholesale physical gold demand rose further in December
Gold prices rebounded in December, concluding 2019 as the best year for CNY-denominated gold in nine years.
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EY Canada
Jeff Swinoga and Thibaut Millet
Why ESG is climbing the boardroom agenda
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are increasingly finding their way on the radar of internal and external stakeholders. ESG can be transformative for many industries, especially for those that have a significant direct impact on all three areas of ESG as the mining and metals sector does.
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Alistair Hewitt
Head of Market Intelligence
World Gold Council
The Art of the Trade Deal
“It just doesn’t get any bigger than this”. At least that is how President Trump is portraying the signing of the “Phase One” deal with China last week. But while talks between the two nations are undoubtedly positive for global trade, do they really make a substantive change in circumstances?
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Ray Jia
Senior Analyst, China
World Gold Council
Chinese New Year: what does it mean for China’s physical gold market?
On 25th January 2020, people throughout China will celebrate the start of a new year – the most important festival in the Chinese lunar calendar. This will kick off Year of the Rat and begin another rotation of the twelve zodiac signs. Most people are already in a festive mood, and, as a result, so is China’s gold market.
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John Mulligan
Climate Change Lead and Market Relations
World Gold Council
After the fire… Gold and the climate crisis
Gold has a special place in the Australian psyche. The gold rush of the early 1850s helped propel the country’s economy, stimulate its industries and grow its population. Australia is the world’s second largest gold producer and gold remains its third major commodity export. And over the last few years the Australian gold sector has flourished, with record mine production and record gold prices... But any sense of sectoral optimism is in danger of evaporating as the country struggles to cope with raging bushfires of unprecedented intensity and scale.
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Ray Jia
Senior Analyst, China
World Gold Council
The first exchange-traded gold option in China
China’s first exchange-traded gold future’s option was listed on 20th December 2019 on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE). While gold options already existed in China, these were traded over-the-counter (OTC) on the OTC market platform at the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) and linked to physical gold products.
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Adam Perlaky
Senior Analyst, Americas
World Gold Council
Recent gold and oil movements highlight inconsistent long-term correlation
Gold stands apart from the broader commodities complex because of its unique market dynamics and performance drivers.
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Louise Street
Senior Markets Analyst
World Gold Council
Gold investment jumps on spike in global political tensions
Gold has long been recognised as a safe haven, an asset that investors seek out for protection and security during uncertain times... That certainly seems to have been borne out over the last week, with gold reaching a seven-year high.
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Adam Perlaky
Senior Analyst, Americas
World Gold Council
Drivers behind the recent gold rally
Gold rallied nearly 4% in December, mainly in the second half of the month, and recently moved to an intraday high of US$1,613/oz as the US-Iran confrontation unfolded. We believe there are a few likely reasons for the move...
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Krishan Gopaul
Senior Analyst, EMEA
World Gold Council
Central bank demand remains on course for remarkable 2019
In November, central banks reported adding 27.9 tonnes – on a net basis – to global official gold reserves, 43% lower than October’s increase. On a year-to-date basis, this brings cumulative net purchases to 570.2t, 11% higher the same period in 2018 (515.2t).
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Adam Perlaky
Senior Analyst, Americas
World Gold Council
Gold-backed ETF holdings reached all-time highs in 2019
Today, we released our annual 2019 gold-backed ETF flows summary which highlights the significant investment demand for gold in 2019, along with an updated and improved ETF flows section.
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