09 April 2025

The Sharp Perspective

Gold’s rally has gone from strength to strength

However, the escalation in trade wars could trigger a broad-based sell-off across markets

10 June 2022

LAWRIE WILLIAMS: World Top 20 Gold Producing Countries 2021 and Gold Outlook

Specialist precious metals consultancy, Metals Focus, has produced its 100 page plus 2022 Gold Focus report covering all aspects of gold supply and demand worldwide. Here we focus on the world's top gold producing nations, plus comments on the consultancy's outlook for the yellow metal over the remainder of the year

22 April 2022

LAWRIE WILLIAMS: Russia still mute on gold reserve increases

As anticipated Russia has not announced any details of changes in its gold reserves despite having announced that its central bank will be adding to them again, It is undoubtedly using gold to help finance its war efforts in ukraine where its military equipment losses appear to have been very substantial/

21 December 2021

LAWRIE WILLIAMS: Russian gold reserves ups and downs

The Russian 100,000 ounce addition to its gold reserves in October was reversed in November with a similarly sized withdrawal. Meanwhile it could be surreptitiously building its gold reserves through additions into it National Wealth Fund.

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