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A review of China's gold market in 2020
2020 has been a memorable year for China’s economy and its gold market.
Sectors: Market insights
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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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Gold and climate change: The energy transition
Sectors: Supply, Gold production
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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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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 Demand Trends Q3 2020
Strong growth in global investment demand for gold in Q3 partly offset weakness elsewhere as COVID-19 remained in the driving seat.
Sectors: Market insights, Supply, Gold production, Recycling, Demand, Jewellery, Investment, Technology, Central banks/official inst.
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Gold Mining’s Contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
This report looks at how World Gold Council Members are bringing about positive change across four thematic areas: global partnerships; social inclusion; economic development and responsible energy use and environmental stewardship.
Sectors: Supply, Gold production
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Gold deposit rates - a guidance paper
In this paper, we seek to answer those questions by assessing how gold lease rates have been affected in the past through changes in the demand to borrow gold and the supply of gold available for lending.
Sectors: Market insights, Demand, Investment, Central banks/official inst.
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Investment Update - Gold hits record high: sprint or marathon?
Gold has been on a generally positive trend for the past few years. However, the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic has made gold’s relevance as a hedge even more apparent and accelerated its price performance. Gold increased by 17% during the first half of 2020, moving up by an additional 10% in July.
Sectors: Investment
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Gold Demand Trends Q2 2020
Record H1 inflows into gold-backed ETFs offset weakness in all other sectors of the market, with demand hit by the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic.
Sectors: Market insights, Supply, Gold production, Recycling, Demand, Jewellery, Investment, Technology, Central banks/official inst.