Weekly Markets Monitor

Weekly Markets Monitor - Treasury tribalism

Stronger-than-expected US economic data dominated the week, reviving rate-hike expectations, while escalating US-Iran tensions and fresh sanctions added to geopolitical risks. US labour market and business activity data remained robust, Europe saw a rise in inflation and weaker retail sales, China's manufacturing sector remained under pressure, Japan's services sector stayed resilient despite weak consumption, and India's Q2 GDP growth of 7.8% y/y exceeded expectations.

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4 weeks 1 day ago

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Ray Jia

Head of Research (Asia Pacific, ex-India) and Deputy Head of Trade Engagement (China) World Gold Council

Marissa Salim

Senior Research Lead, APAC World Gold Council

Gold to keep lifting Australian portfolios in 2025

Gold priced in Australian Dollars (AUD) ended 2024 with a stunning 38% surge and continues to power higher. Looking ahead,  we believe the combination of robust investment demand together with risks on various fronts may provide further support for gold. Meanwhile, should the AUD remain under pressure, gold could shine brighter in Australian investor portfolios.

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1 year 8 months ago

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Ray Jia

Head of Research (Asia Pacific, ex-India) and Deputy Head of Trade Engagement (China) World Gold Council

Marissa Salim

Senior Research Lead, APAC World Gold Council

Asset allocation implications in today’s chaotic world

Geopolitical risks have been elevated in recent years. And our analysis shows that spikes in geopolitical risk usually lead to equity market sell offs. While risk assets suffer during these periods, gold has delivered robust returns as an effective portfolio risk diversifier. And we believe gold can continue to benefit investors’ portfolios in today’s world as a geopolitical risk hedge and return enhancer following its stunning performance y-t-d.

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2 years ago

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