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07 June 2021

LAWRIE WILLIAMS: Chinese gold demand well up on 2020 but still below 2019

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

LAWRIE WILLIAMS: Gold poised to attack $1,900 on bitcoin crash and inflation fears

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

LAWRIE WILLIAMS: Russian gold reserves fall, but central bank buying still positive

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

LAWRIE WILLIAMS: China gold demand still building but silver less certain

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

LAWRIE WILLIAMS: Russian gold reserves stand pat

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

LAWRIE WILLIAMS: Polish Central Bank to up gold purchases, but what about Russia?

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

LAWRIE WILLIAMS: Russian central bank ‘sells’ tiny amount of gold in January - corrected

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.

16 January 2021

LAWRIE WILLIAMS: U.S. gold price could skyrocket on political unrest and COVID under new Biden Administration

Be prepared for the worst following the handover of the U.S. Presidency to Joe Biden just in case it is followed with serious political unrest. The country is hugely divided.. And of course there is the seemingly accelerating virus pandemic ,,,

20 December 2020

LAWRIE WILLIAMS: Gold, lies and statistics.

Following the latest U.S. Fed statement following this month's FOMC meeting, gold should perhaps have reacted more positively than it did. This article looks at gold in the light of massaged statistics and price suppression.

01 July 2020

LAWRIE WILLIAMS: World top 20 Gold Mining Companies 2018/2019

The world's biggest gold mining companies of last year ranked. These are thye 'blue chip' stocks of the gold mining sector and should be of particular interest to investors wishing to follow the gold equities route.