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Gold Demand Trends Q2 2014
Gold demand of 964t in the second quarter was, unsurprisingly, lower when compared with the exceptional upsurge in demand in Q2 2013. Jewellery demand weakened year-on-year, but the broad, 5-year uptrend remains intact.
Sectors: Supply, Recycling, Demand, Jewellery, Investment, Technology, Central banks/official inst.
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Gold Demand Trends Q2 2014 - video
Marcus Grubb, Managing Director Investment Strategy, talks through the findings from the Q2 2014 Gold Demand Trends report.
Sectors: Jewellery, Investment, Technology
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Gold Investor: risk management and capital preservation - Volume 6
The sixth edition of Gold Investor discusses gold’s role as a liquid alternative to stocks, bonds and cash, and highlights its ability to improve portfolio risk-adjusted returns for investors – even if they hold other alternative assets.
The latest edition (Volume 6, June 2014) includes three articles:
I. How gold improves alternative asset performance
II. Gold: metal by design, currency by nature
III. The most liquid of all ‘liquid alts’
Sectors: Investment
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Gold Demand Trends Q1 2014
After an exceptional 2013, gold demand made a robust start to 2014 - virtually unchanged year-on-year at 1,074.5 tonnes. Jewellery demand gained moderately, largely due to the environment of lower gold prices compared with Q1 2013 and seasonal factors in many markets. Divergence was seen within the investment space: net ETFs flows were zero, compared with 177t of outflows in Q1 2013, while bar and coin investment unsurprisingly fell far below the record Q1 levels of demand seen a year ago. Central banks continued to purchase gold for its diversification and risk management properties.
Sectors: Supply, Demand, Investment, Jewellery, Central banks/official inst., Technology, Recycling
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Gold Investor: risk management and capital preservation - Volume 5
In this fifth edition of Gold Investor we analyse gold’s effectiveness as a risk mitigating strategy, particularly relevant in today’s interconnected global economy.
It includes three articles: I. Hedging EM risks? Think gold; II. Can gold replace bonds in balancing equity risk?; III. A perspective on gold as a hedge in an expanding financial system.
Sectors: Investment
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Gold Demand Trends Full Year 2013
Gold demand of 3,756.1 tonnes in 2013 was worth US$170.4bn. Consumers generated exceptional levels of demand, with jewellery at its highest since the onset of the financial crisis in 2008 and investment in small bars and coins hitting a record high. This was in contrast to large-scale outflows from ETFs, due to a number tactical western investors liquidating their positions as US economic sentiment improved. Central banks made healthy purchases of 368.6 tonnes, the fourth consecutive year of positive demand. The net result was a 15% decline in overall gold demand from 2012.
Sectors: Supply, Demand, Investment, Jewellery, Central banks/official inst., Technology, Recycling
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Buying gold in the London OTC Market - video
A central bank that wishes to buy gold can do so locally, by purchasing domestically-mined or recycled gold. Alternatively, gold bars can be bought directly from a bullion bank in the global over-the-counter, or OTC, market.
Sectors: Investment, Central banks/official inst.
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Gold Demand Trends Q3 2013 - video
Marcus Grubb, Managing Director Investment, talks through the findings from Q3 2013 Gold Demand Trends report
Sectors: Jewellery, Investment, Technology
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Gold Demand Trends Q3 2013
Sectors: Supply, Recycling, Demand, Jewellery, Investment, Technology, Central banks/official inst.
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Infographic: Gold as a long-term strategic asset
Gold should not be seen in isolation but as a strategic component in portfolios. It protects purchasing power and helps manage risk.
Sectors: Investment