Gold Market Structure and Trends

Alistair Hewitt, Head of Market Intelligence at the World Gold Council, talks through the findings from the Full Year 2014 Gold Demand Trends report. 2014 saw a stabilisation of the gold market as it pulled back from the extremes of 2013.

Despite deflationary conditions, World Gold Trust Services CEO William Rhind discuses recent inflows into the GLD.

Our report, Turkey: gold in action, explores the role gold plays across the entire value chain, and assesses gold’s economic contribution to Turkey.   

India has an ambivalent relationship with gold. For consumers, gold is a prized asset, cherished as both an adornment and an investment. For the government, gold is a major contributor to the current account deficit, a challenge that needs to be addressed.

Gold demand totalled 929t in the third quarter, which proved to be a generally subdued quarter for the gold market. Jewellery demand softened by 4% year-on-year, but the comparison continues to be heavily influenced by the events in 2013. 

Marcus Grubb, Managing Director Investment Strategy, talks through the findings from the Q3 2014 Gold Demand Trends report.

In 2013 China became the world’s largest gold market, accounting for around a third of global gold demand. By the end of 2017, we expect demand to have grown by at least a further 20%. Because of its sheer size and impact on the global gold market, China is really in the spotlight.