Adam Perlaky
Former Senior Analyst, Americas World Gold CouncilGold falls as positive news dominates the markets
While gold held important support levels of around US$1,850/oz for the past four months, it broke that level yesterday and has continued lower today, near US$1,800/oz, as the perception of market risks fall.
Ray Jia
Head of Research (Asia Pacific, ex-India) and Deputy Head of Trade Engagement (China) World Gold CouncilChina’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.
Terry Heymann
Chief Financial Officer World Gold CouncilCongratulations to the 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining
Today Women in Mining UK recognised women all over the world that are making significant contributions to the mining sector. As part of 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining (WIM100) many women from our Member companies have been recognised and nominated by their peers for making positive and impactful contributions to the industry.
Adam Perlaky
Former Senior Analyst, Americas World Gold CouncilMajor commodity indices will increase gold weightings for a second year in a row
Two major commodities indices -The S&P GSCI and Bloomberg Commodity (BCOM) Index - recently announced that for a second year in a row, their weighting of gold will increase.
Juan Carlos Artigas
Regional CEO (Americas) and Global Head of Research World Gold CouncilCOVID-19 vaccine improves outlook, yet gold remains relevant
Our Head of Research explores recent events, looking at how they have impacted on gold in the short term and the key questions now facing investors moving forward.
Rumi Mahmood
Former Head of ETF Research NutmegHow gold can be a major player for socially responsible investing
Nutmeg, the largest digital wealth manager in the UK, recently added gold to their managed portfolios, including their socially responsible portfolios. Where do they stand? "It is both possible and practical to own gold that is responsibly sourced".
Ray Jia
Head of Research (Asia Pacific, ex-India) and Deputy Head of Trade Engagement (China) World Gold CouncilChina’s gold market in September: wholesale physical gold demand rose ahead of Golden Week
Explore China's gold market in September - gold prices, China's economic signals, gold demand and more.
John Mulligan
Head of Sustainability Strategy World Gold CouncilGold and addressing the perils of short-termism in the wake of a crisis
Do these crises prevent market participants from looking beyond the immediate market debris and gloom to identify enduring solutions and consider, in practical terms, how to build future resilience?
Terry Heymann
Chief Financial Officer World Gold CouncilVideo: Sustainable investing for long-term returns, not short-term gains
Earlier this month, Terry Heymann attended the Responsible Asset Owner Symposium as a keynote speaker, presenting on 'Sustainable investing for long-term returns, not short-term gains'. Watch now!
Pacome Breton
Director of Investment Risk NutmegWhy we chose to buy gold – aka ‘TIPS on steroids’
Nutmeg recently started a gold position for a number of their portfolios, replacing some of their treasury inflation protected bonds (TIPS). Here Pacome Breton provides further explanation on how Nutmeg understands gold in the current environment.
Mukesh Kumar
Former Senior Analyst, India World Gold CouncilThe impact of Tax Collected at Source (TCS) on the Indian gold market
To widen the tax revenue the Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced during the annual budget of 2020-21 an extension to the scope of Tax Collected at Source (TCS). This blog discusses the impact of TCS on bullion dealers and the resultant impact on other participants in the gold supply chain.
