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China’s gold market in July: despite the gold consumption off season, local gold ETFs continued to see inflows

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The three-child policy and its implications for China’s gold consumption

While the possible outcomes of the three-child policy and various supporting measures remain uncertain, we believe there is a link between birth rates and gold consumption, and the details are worth analysing.

China’s gold market in June: Chinese gold ETF holdings rose despite a fall in the gold price

International gold prices fell steeply in June. The weakness in the gold price can be largely attributed to the more-hawkish-than-expected monetary-tightening signals from the US Federal Reserve’s meeting on 18 June.  But the decline in the RMB gold price was narrower than that of the USD gold price, thanks to a 1.6% depreciation in the CNY against the dollar last month. 

Drivers of the sharp fall in the Shanghai-London gold price spread in June and outlook

The Shanghai-London gold price spread again turned negative in June after being positive since early 2021, falling to -US$6.7/oz on 2 June and remaining negative most days during the month.

China’s gold market in May: holiday-related sales drove retail gold consumption

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China’s gold market in April: investment demand down, wholesale gold demand steady

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China’s gold market in March: Chinese gold ETF holdings reached a record high

Explore China's gold market in March. Topics discussed including gold prices, Chinese New Year retail consumption, trading volumes, gold ETFs and more.

The low-return environment in Australia and gold’s role

In historical periods of economic contraction and low rates, gold has generated relatively attractive returns compared to stocks and bonds, and improved risk-adjusted returns for Australian investors.

China’s gold market in February: local gold price premium rose further as gold consumption improved

Explore China's gold market in February. Topics discussed including gold prices, Chinese New Year retail consumption, trading volumes, gold ETFs and more.

Chinese gold consumption booms during the 2021 Chinese New Year holiday

China’s retail consumption during the 2021 Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday surged as migrants in major cities were encouraged to “stay put” for the festival to strengthen the COVID-19 containment.

China’s gold market in January: The Shanghai-London gold price spread turned positive amid higher wholesale physical gold demand

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China’s gold market in November: wholesale gold demand improves as the peak season for gold retail sales approaches

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China’s gold market in October: higher jewellery retail sales, seasonally lower wholesale gold demand

Gold prices saw marginal declines in October. Even though the US presidential election and a significant rebound in COVID-19 infection cases in many regions kept uncertainty elevated globally, climbing real interest rates in key markets such as the US and China weighed on local gold prices. As a result, the SHAUPM (RMB) and LBMA Gold Price AM (USD) fell by 1.8% and 0.4% respectively in the month. 

China’s gold market in September: wholesale physical gold demand rose ahead of Golden Week

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China’s gold market in August: strategic gold allocation rose, wholesale gold demand improved

Explore China's gold market in August - gold prices, China's economic signals, gold demand and more.