Senior Analyst, India
World Gold Council
Retail demand weakened as a sudden spike in the gold price resulted in the postponement of gold purchases in the second half of the month.
Posted 1 year 8 months ago
Senior Analyst, China
World Gold Council
Due to fewer working days in the month and manufacturers’ active replenishing ahead of the Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday, gold withdrawals from the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) in February fell m-o-m.
Posted 1 year 8 months ago
ESG Programme Director
World Gold Council
On International Women’s Day we celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
Posted 1 year 8 months ago
Senior Analyst, EMEA
World Gold Council
Following a strong 2021, in which central banks accumulated 463t of gold, today we’ve released the first set of central bank gold reserve data for 2022.
Posted 1 year 8 months ago
The experts on gold
What impact will the emergence of central bank digital currencies and cryptoassets have on the gold market? Find out in this podcast by OMFIF, featuring our Chief Market Strategist, John Reade.
Posted 1 year 8 months ago
Senior Analyst, China
World Gold Council
The local stock market remained volatile after the Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday. External uncertainties such as global equity market volatility amid central banks’ tightening expectations in main regions and adjustment in key sectors, among other factors, might be main contributors.
Posted 1 year 8 months ago
ESG Programme Director
World Gold Council
Gold mining, for much of its history has been male dominated but this is starting to change. Whilst there is a lot more that needs to be done to achieve gender parity, our Members are working on attracting and retaining a more diverse workforce.
Posted 1 year 8 months ago
Market Strategist, Europe and Asia
World Gold Council
Spot #gold is trading around $1827/oz with a $0.30/oz bid-ask spread on Friday morning in London.
Although it bounced after stronger US inflation data, it couldn't hold those gains as yields firmed late in the day.
But let's look at a slightly longer term perspective...
Posted 1 year 8 months ago
Senior Analyst, China
World Gold Council
China’s gold consumption boomed during the CNY holiday. A lower local gold price and freed-up travel budgets – due to COVID outbreaks in different regions – might have spurred consumer interest in gold products, especially Heritage gold jewellery and tiger-themed items.
Posted 1 year 9 months ago
Senior Analyst, India
World Gold Council
Posted 1 year 9 months ago
ESG Programme Director
World Gold Council
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining is very different from large scale mining in terms of how its regulated and how it’s done. We explore ASGM in this video.
Posted 1 year 9 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
Since the Global Financial Crisis, it has been a turbulent ride for investors the world over. Europe has certainly been no exception: investors in the region have had to adapt to a high-risk environment. And as COVID-19 has introduced a new set of challenges to portfolio construction and return generation, robust risk management strategies are a top priority; wealth protection is as important as growth.
Posted 1 year 9 months ago
Senior Analyst, India
World Gold Council
As Indian investors allocate a higher share of their capital to equities, they have exposed themselves to greater risk. Gold plays an important role in helping investors manage the risk-return profile of their overall portfolio allocation. Gold played its role as a safe-haven asset during the pandemic year of 2020 and has continued to provide a hedge against market volatility in 2021.
Posted 1 year 9 months ago
ESG Programme Director
World Gold Council
Gold has a unique story when it comes to climate change as almost all emissions come from mining. So if we can decarbonise the mine site, we can look to decarbonise the whole gold value chain, reinforcing gold’s potential as a climate-risk mitigating asset.
Posted 1 year 9 months ago
The experts on gold
Reid Steadman, Head of ESG and Innovation at S&P Dow Jones Indices, joins us for this episode of our Strategic Edge series. Watch his discussion with our Head of ESG Initiatives, Terry Heymann.
Posted 1 year 10 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
Senior Analyst, China
World Gold Council
The Chinese central bank has intensified its easing monetary policy efforts to accommodate the nation’s slowing economic growth.
Posted 1 year 10 months ago
Consultant
World Gold Council
On the 24th of December 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope will be launched (weather permitting) and ultimately give humanity the opportunity to understand even more about the universe. Gold, a metal that was born in the stars billions of years ago, has long played a critical role in space exploration - the JWST included.
Posted 1 year 10 months ago
ESG Programme Director
World Gold Council
We worked with our members and collaborated with key industry stakeholders to set out a framework that addresses key environmental, social and governance issues for the gold mining sector.
Posted 1 year 10 months ago
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