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Bharat Iyer

Research Associate

World Gold Council

Short-term gold model: interest rates ignite prices in 2021

Our analysis indicates that over the past year, gold’s sensitivity to interest rates, accounting for other factors, has risen more than four-fold

Posted 2 years 8 months ago

Adam Perlaky

Senior Analyst, Americas

World Gold Council

Gold is moving with rates

Interest rates have been a key driver for gold in both 2020 and 2021. As interest rates have moved higher, the gold price has decreased… but higher inflation expectations may provide some support for gold.

Posted 2 years 8 months ago

Ray Jia

Senior Analyst, China

World Gold Council

China’s gold market in January: The Shanghai-London gold price spread turned positive amid higher wholesale physical gold demand

Explore China's gold market in January - gold prices, China's economy, central bank gold demand and more.

Posted 2 years 8 months ago

John Reade

Market Strategist, Europe and Asia

World Gold Council

CIBC 'The Holler' podcast: The outlook for gold

This podcast explores the outlook for gold, touching on the Robinhood phenomenon, cryptocurrency, inflation and global supply and demand dynamics

Posted 2 years 8 months ago

Claire Lincoln

Head of Sales, EMEA

World Gold Council

Webinar: A golden contribution to pension fund portfolios

In this webinar with the PLSA, we demystify common misconceptions on gold and highlight the overall benefits it can bring to a pension portfolio.

Posted 2 years 8 months ago

Krishan Gopaul

Senior Analyst, EMEA

World Gold Council

Gold market fundamentals supportive despite January jitters

This blog explores gold's performance in 2021 so far, and what we expect to see in the year ahead.

Posted 2 years 9 months ago

John Mulligan

Climate Change Lead and Market Relations

World Gold Council

Gold as a driver of change - little things and big impacts

Gold’s diverse functions and uses have a diverse range of significant impacts. The sector will be absolutely vital in delivering the applications, technology and infrastructure needed to move towards a cleaner, safer world.

Posted 2 years 9 months ago

Adam Perlaky

Senior Analyst, Americas

World Gold Council

Gold falls as positive news dominates the markets

While gold held important support levels of around US$1,850/oz for the past four months, it broke that level yesterday and has continued lower today, near US$1,800/oz, as the perception of market risks fall.

Posted 2 years 11 months ago

Adam Perlaky

Senior Analyst, Americas

World Gold Council

Major commodity indices will increase gold weightings for a second year in a row

Two major commodities indices -The S&P GSCI and Bloomberg Commodity (BCOM) Index - recently announced that for a second year in a row, their weighting of gold will increase.

Posted 2 years 11 months ago

Juan Carlos Artigas

Global Head of Research

World Gold Council

COVID-19 vaccine improves outlook, yet gold remains relevant

Our Head of Research explores recent events, looking at how they have impacted on gold in the short term and the key questions now facing investors moving forward.

Posted 3 years ago

Juan Carlos Artigas

Global Head of Research

World Gold Council

Gold and the US election

This blog explores a common question we have been getting 'how much influence will the US election have on gold demand and its performance?"

Posted 3 years ago

Pacome Breton

Director of Investment Risk

Nutmeg

Why we chose to buy gold – aka ‘TIPS on steroids’

Nutmeg recently started a gold position for a number of their portfolios, replacing some of their treasury inflation protected bonds (TIPS). Here Pacome Breton provides further explanation on how Nutmeg understands gold in the current environment.

Posted 3 years ago

Isabelle Strauss-Kahn

Former Lead Financial Officer

The World Bank

Understanding the gold lending market

The Guidance Paper on Gold Deposit Rates, recently released by the World Gold Council provides all the clues to understanding and grasping the functioning of the market and the different factors which drive the gold lease rates.

Posted 3 years 1 month ago

Stéphane Monier

Chief Investment Officer

Lombard Odier Private Bank

Lombard Odier CIO viewpoint: The case for holding gold

The nature of the gold market has shifted through the Covid-19 pandemic as consumers spend less and investors increasingly turn to the precious metal as a portfolio hedge and diversifier.

Posted 3 years 2 months ago

Charles Crowson

Portfolio Manager

RWC Partners

The role of gold in a volatile world

RWC Partners is an investment management firm that specialises in helping clients to meet long-term financial needs. The group’s Diversified Return Fund aims to diversify investors’ holdings by providing defensive, uncorrelated returns. Here portfolio manager Charles Crowson and fund manager Clark Fenton explain the role of gold within this Fund.

Posted 3 years 2 months ago

Joseph Cavatoni

Market Strategist, North America

World Gold Council

Asset TV interview: Mid-Year Outlook

Our Head of Americas, Joe Cavatoni recently joined a discussion with Alex Shahidi, Managing Partner and Co-Chief Investment Officer at ARIS Consulting and Evoke Wealth and Asset TV’s Jenna Dagenhart.

Posted 3 years 2 months ago

Krishan Gopaul

Senior Analyst, EMEA

World Gold Council

Going for gold

In this Pensions Age article, Krishan Gopaul explores the question; two-thirds of pension funds are deeply concerned about the future of the global economic and financial system: How might gold help?

Posted 3 years 2 months ago

World Gold Council

The experts on gold

Webinar: Gold amid a global pandemic

Watch our recent webinar for professional investors in which we discussed the impact of COVID-19 on gold, key Q2 and H1 findings from our recently published Gold Demand Trends report and the outlook ahead for 2020.

Posted 3 years 3 months ago

Juan Carlos Artigas

Global Head of Research

World Gold Council

Webinar: Risk, Volatility and Liquidity in Today's Institutional Portfolios

Juan Carlos Artigas, our Head of Research, joins this Institutional Investor forum 'Be Careful What You Wish For - When Volatility Becomes Your Frenemy: Risk, Volatility and Liquidity in Today's Institutional Portfolios'.

Posted 3 years 3 months ago

Adam Perlaky

Senior Analyst, Americas

World Gold Council

Is gold ready for a pause technically?

We often discuss the fundamental drivers of gold as being a function of economic expansion, risk and uncertainty, opportunity cost and momentum.

Posted 3 years 3 months ago

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