08 July 2021
Latest withdrawal figures for the month of June from the Shanghai Gold Exchange continue to see month-on-month gains over 2020 figures, but for the first time this year have exceeded those for the same month in 2019 too suggesting that demand in the world's No.1 consumer is definitely picking up.
22 June 2021
Another take-away from the latest Metals Focus Gold Focus 2021 report tabulates the world's top gold mining companies and mines and comments on the likely profitability of these mining companies at current, and higher, gold prices.
21 June 2021
The latest Metals Focus Gold Focus 2021 annual analysis assesses country by country gold output in 2020 and its projections for the current year show that peak gold is still elusive, but remains on the near horizon.
07 June 2021
Latest gold withdrawal figures from the Shanghai Gold Exchange for May show that demand this year to date remains substantially stronger than in the first five months of the Covid-hit 2020, but they still remain well below equivalent data for 2019.
24 May 2021
With the bitcoin price collapsing and inflation fears rising, and gold seemingly consolidating in the $1,880s, $1,900 gold or higher looks to be the next target for the yellow metal.
23 May 2021
The latest data from the Russian central bank on its forex reserves shows that the nation sold another 3,1 tonnes of gold in April, but this amount is very small in relation to total reserves and meanwhile the WGC reckons that central bank gold buying will remain positive in 2021
12 May 2021
Chinese, and global, gold demand fundamentals seem to be improving compared with the Covid-affected 2020 year, but silver prospects remain more clouded.
26 March 2021
After recording a small fall in gold reserves in January, Russia has announced no change for February. It holds world's fifth largest reported national gold reserve. We still think it may expand this given the improvement in the oil price.
19 March 2021
Last year the volume of central bank gold purchases diminished sharply but the WGC still sees net purchases in 2021 with some countries, including Poland indicating plans to add to reserves . We suspect Russia could resume gold buying too.
25 February 2021
Russia reported arelatively insignificant reduction in its gold reserves in January, but one suspects that this may have been an accounting adjustment rather than an indication of a change in policy.
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