Senior Analyst, EMEA
World Gold Council
Central banks continue to accumulate gold according to the latest data available. In October – data is lagged by two months – central banks added a further net 31t of gold to international reserves (-41% m-o-m).
Posted 11 months 1 week ago
Senior Analyst, India
World Gold Council
The domestic gold price diverged from the international gold price: the MCX Gold Spot price rose marginally by 0.2% compared to a 2% decline in the LBMA Gold Price AM in USD
Posted 11 months 3 weeks ago
Senior Analyst, China
World Gold Council
Gold’s price divergence continued: the Shanghai Gold Price Benchmark PM (SHAUPM) in RMB rose by 1%, while the LBMA Gold Price AM in USD saw a 2% fall in October.
Posted 11 months 4 weeks ago
Asset Allocation Strategist
World Gold Council
UK financial markets have gone into full-blown crisis in the last few weeks. The government’s ‘mini-budget’ announcement on the 23rd September was poorly received by global investors, leading to a sharp spike in UK government bond volatility.
Posted 1 year ago
Deputy Chairman
National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Gold plays an important role in the management of reserve assets, being one of the few assets that are widely approved under the investment guidelines used by the world's central banks.
Posted 1 year 1 month ago
Senior Analyst, EMEA
World Gold Council
Central bank net purchases of gold slowed to 20t in August, halving m-o-m. This is the fifth consecutive month of net purchases from the central banking sector.
Posted 1 year 1 month ago
Global Head of Research
World Gold Council
Many of the investors we talk to feel that gold’s performance should be much stronger considering multi-decade high inflation across the world
Posted 1 year 1 month ago
Senior Analyst, EMEA
World Gold Council
Central bank demand remained robust in July. Global gold reserves increased by 37t (net), below June’s 64t increase. Added to the 270 of net purchases over H1, this pushes YTD central bank demand towards the 300t mark.
Posted 1 year 2 months ago
Senior Analyst, EMEA
World Gold Council
Last week we published our updated central bank gold statistics to include data reported for June. This new information shows that central banks added a net 59t to global gold reserves during the month.
Posted 1 year 3 months ago
Senior Analyst, EMEA
World Gold Council
The latest update to our central bank holdings data set – capturing data to end-May – is now available. It shows that in May, central banks reported adding a net 35t to global gold reserves.
Posted 1 year 4 months ago
Senior Analyst, EMEA
World Gold Council
Last week central banks stepped up their response to soaring inflation. Having been regarded as “behind the curve” in their attempts to control this issue thus far, they are now showing greater concern and resolve in bringing consumer prices down.
Posted 1 year 4 months ago
Senior Analyst, India
World Gold Council
So far in 2022, central banks’ monthly gold reported activity has been bobbing between net purchases and sales linked to a fairly small number of banks. As such, any significant purchase or sale from those can tip the balance in a given month.
Posted 1 year 5 months ago
Senior Analyst, EMEA
World Gold Council
Global central bank gold reserves fell by 6t in February. This is the second consecutive month of net sales, something not seen since 2020.
Posted 1 year 7 months ago
Senior Analyst, India
World Gold Council
Global official gold reserves increased by 14.2t in December according to data released by the IMF. Healthy purchases from Turkey and Uzbekistan lifted gross purchases during the month. This marked the tenth monthly purchases for 2021.
Posted 1 year 9 months ago
Senior Analyst, EMEA
World Gold Council
Global official gold reserves fell by 21.5t in November according to data released by the IMF. A sizable sale from Uzbekistan tipped the balance in what would have otherwise been a flat month.
Posted 1 year 10 months ago
Head of Central Banks
World Gold Council
The world appears to be poised for the next step in the evolution of money. Private cryptocurrencies have emerged as a potential new medium of exchange, although their long-term viability is yet to be proven. Central banks have also seized on the possibilities brought about by our highly digitised world with the development of central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs.
Posted 1 year 11 months ago
Deputy Governor
The Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Posted 2 years ago
Senior Analyst, EMEA
World Gold Council
Central banks bought 28.4t of gold in August, 9% less than in July. Leaving aside January’s 11.2t net sale, this is the lowest level of monthly net purchases so far this year.
Posted 2 years 1 month ago
Senior Analyst, EMEA
World Gold Council
Today we’ve published our latest central bank statistics which now includes data for July. Central banks added a net 30.1 tonnes (t) to global official gold reserves during the month, virtually in line (+0.3%) with net purchases in June. This continues the healthy level of interest in gold we have seen from central banks so far this year.
Posted 2 years 2 months ago
Senior Analyst, EMEA
World Gold Council
Based on available data, central banks bought a net 32t of gold in June 2021. While Brazil was by far the bigger buyer in the month, several other central banks were active.
Posted 2 years 3 months ago
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