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Gold Outlook 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic raised uncertainty by both compounding existing risks while creating new ones. But by the end of last year, investors were optimistic that the worst was over.
Sectors: Market insights, Supply, Gold production, Recycling, Demand, Jewellery, Investment, Technology, Central banks/official inst.
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Record gold-backed ETF inflows of 877t in 2020 took holdings to all-time highs
By any measure, gold-backed ETFs and similar products (gold ETFs) had a remarkable year in 2020. Globally, gold ETFs had record annual net inflows of US$47.9bn, or 877 tonnes(t), collectively increasing their gold holdings by over a third, reaching all-time highs in tonnage (3,752t).
Sectors: Demand, Investment
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Gold and climate change: The energy transition
Sectors: Supply, Gold production
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The relevance of gold as a strategic asset 2020 - European edition
Sectors: Investment
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Global gold ETFs: A popular gateway to the gold market
Gold-backed exchange-traded funds and similar products (gold ETFs) have flourished since their introduction in 2003, attracting both institutional and retail investors across the globe. Recently, gold has become globally accepted as a strategic asset amidst a high-risk and low-rate environment spurring investment demand and the expansion of the gold-ETF market.
Sectors: Investment
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The relevance of gold as a strategic asset 2020 - Russia edition
Gold benefits from diverse sources of demand: as an investment, a reserve asset, a luxury good and a technology component. It is highly liquid, no one’s liability, carries no credit risk, and is scarce, historically preserving its value over time.
Sectors: Market insights, Investment
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Gold loans help India weather the COVID-19 storm
Demand for gold loans, both through banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) has grown in response to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sectors: Market insights, Demand, Investment
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Chinese commercial banks’ retail gold businesses in focus
China’s physical gold investment market has come a long way since its liberalisation in 2004. Primarily driven by the strong economy, retail physical gold investment demand in mainland China has surged by nearly 17 times in the past 16 years, accounting for nearly one third of the world’s total annual bar and coin demand in 2019.
Sectors: Market insights, Investment, Central banks/official inst.
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Gold ETF inflows continued, but at a significantly lower pace
Sectors: Demand, Investment