08 December 2022Latest data from the Shanghai Gold Exchange puts Chinese retail gold demand in November lower than in 2021, and even 2020 as well, suggesting that the Covid lockdowns and reduced global demand may be having an even greater impact on the country's economy than many had realised.
08 December 2022Media reports indicate that the Chinese Central Bank has reported a surprise increase in its gold reserve in November equivalent to 32 tonnes. Hitherto it has been reticent about reporting gold reserve increases, this being around the first time in 3 years it has reported any such changes
28 November 2022Latest statistics for the September quarter, as released by Surbiton Associates, show that Australia's gold output in the September quarter fell back by 7 tonnes from the record June quarter level, but remains on track for another for another plus 310 tonne calendar year total keeping it comfortably among the world's top three gold producers,
21 November 2022The Chinese mainland remained the top recipient for re-refined high purity gold exports from the Swiss gold refineries in October which continued to see the yellow metal flowing from West to East. However volumes to India slipped while exports to Turkey remained at a high level. Article updated with country-by-country destination chart.
14 November 2022Friday's trade saw gold and silver prices advance strongly to highs not seen for a few months, although they were coming down again in Europe at the start of the current week. However we think the signs remain positive for them but we are less confident about any progress in equity and bitcoin prices as inflation remains high and the world seems to be heading into recession,
07 November 2022The Shanghai Gold Exchange's latest gold withdrawals data for October has come in at under 100 tonnes, comfortably below last year's level, but above that for Covid-hit 2020. October figures do tend to be anomalous as the SGE is closed for the Golden Week holiday, but the low figure does suggest that overall Chinese gold demand for the full year is likely to fall below that for 2021
05 November 2022The latest Gold Demand Trends report from the World Gold Council shows Q3 gold demand has risen sharply, returning to pre-pandemic levels, helped by record central bank buying and a big pick-up in jewellery demand. Q3 gold supply is estimated as rising by around 1%.
01 November 2022The start of the new month saw a good rise in gold and silver prices perhaps boosted by reports of record Q3 central bank gold accumulations and hopes of signs of a less aggressive approach by the U.S. Fed. emanating from the November U.S. FOMC meeting
24 October 2022The proposal by Rep Alex Mooney that the U.S. should return to a Gold Standard seems doomed to failure, but does re-introduce the debate as to the pros and cons of such a system which was last in place in 1971.
21 October 2022September's Swiss gold import and export figures show a continuation of flows from West to East with China, India and Turkey dominating and confirming recent reports on Bloomberg of resultant high premiums in some Asian markets.
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