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Market update: Technology - a brighter outlook?
Changes are afoot in the technology sector. Smartphones are becoming increasingly powerful, electric and self-driving vehicles could revolutionise the automotive industry, and emerging nanotechnology could transform solar energy. All of this could have a positive impact on gold demand.
Sectors: Market insights, Technology
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Gold Investor, September 2017
Welcome to the autumn edition of Gold Investor, where leading commentators and market participants discuss new developments for gold and its evolving global role.
Sectors: Market insights, Demand, Investment
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GST's impact on India's gold market
On 1st July, India’s labyrinth of taxes will be replaced with a simple, nationwide Goods & Services Tax (GST). This is the biggest fiscal reform since India’s liberalisation in the early 1990s. While gold consumers will face a slightly higher tax rate, and the industry will go through a period of adjustment, we see the net impact on the gold industry as being positive. The gold supply chain should become more transparent and efficient, and the tax reform can boost economic growth, which we see as supporting gold demand.
Sectors: Market insights, Investment
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Market Update: Indian demand will recover from 2016’s lows
A barrage of policy initiatives aimed at purging India of black money and instilling greater transparency rocked India’s economy last year, including its gold market. The most dramatic was the radical decision to demonetise over 15 trillion rupees, around US$220bn.
Sectors: Market insights, Demand, Jewellery, Investment
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India’s gold market: evolution and innovation
In 2015 India was the world’s fast growing economy; in recent years millions have been lifted out of poverty and India’s middle class has swelled. This is important because our econometric analysis indicates income growth drives gold demand.
Sectors: Market insights, Supply, Gold production, Recycling, Demand, Jewellery, Investment
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Market Update: Price drop likely to spur demand
Following a remarkable performance year-to-date, the gold price fell by over 3% on 4 October, taking it below US$1,300/oz for the first time since the Brexit announcement in June 2016.
Sectors: Market insights, Jewellery, Investment
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Developing Indian Gold Hallmarking
India has a rich tradition of gold consumption and production. Cherished as both an adornment and an investment, Indian households own circa 22,000 tonnes of gold and around 600 tonnes of gold is used in jewellery production each year.
Sectors: Market insights, Jewellery, Investment
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Why India Needs a Gold Policy
India has an ambivalent relationship with gold. For consumers, gold is a prized asset, cherished as both an adornment and an investment. For the government, gold is a major contributor to the current account deficit, a challenge that needs to be addressed.
Sectors: Market insights, Investment
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Market update Q2 2013
April 2013 witnessed a significant drop in gold prices, from US$ 1,535.5/oz on Friday 12 to intraday lows of US$ 1,320/oz on Tuesday 16th before stabilising around US$ 1,390/oz.
Sectors: Market insights, Demand, Jewellery, Investment