Mukesh Kumar
Former Senior Analyst, India World Gold CouncilGold demand tailed off in second half of December with start of inauspicious period and higher gold price
Wedding and stable domestic gold price at ~Rs 37800/10gm helped demand in first half of December but demand tailed off after 15th December after the beginning of inauspicious period and rising gold price which jumped by 3.7% from mid-December till end of the month.
EY Canada
Jeff Swinoga and Thibaut MilletWhy ESG is climbing the boardroom agenda
Alistair Hewitt
Former Head of Market Intelligence World Gold CouncilThe Art of the Trade Deal
Ray Jia
Research Head, China World Gold CouncilChinese New Year: what does it mean for China’s physical gold market?
On 25th January 2020, people throughout China will celebrate the start of a new year – the most important festival in the Chinese lunar calendar. This will kick off Year of the Rat and begin another rotation of the twelve zodiac signs. Most people are already in a festive mood, and, as a result, so is China’s gold market.
John Mulligan
Director, Climate Change Lead and Market Relations World Gold CouncilAfter the fire… Gold and the climate crisis
Gold has a special place in the Australian psyche. The gold rush of the early 1850s helped propel the country’s economy, stimulate its industries and grow its population. Australia is the world’s second largest gold producer and gold remains its third major commodity export. And over the last few years the Australian gold sector has flourished, with record mine production and record gold prices... But any sense of sectoral optimism is in danger of evaporating as the country struggles to cope with raging bushfires of unprecedented intensity and scale.
Ray Jia
Research Head, China World Gold CouncilThe first exchange-traded gold option in China
China’s first exchange-traded gold future’s option was listed on 20th December 2019 on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE). While gold options already existed in China, these were traded over-the-counter (OTC) on the OTC market platform at the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) and linked to physical gold products.
Louise Street
Senior Markets Analyst World Gold CouncilGold investment jumps on spike in global political tensions
Gold has long been recognised as a safe haven, an asset that investors seek out for protection and security during uncertain times... That certainly seems to have been borne out over the last week, with gold reaching a seven-year high.
Adam Perlaky
Former Senior Analyst, Americas World Gold CouncilDrivers behind the recent gold rally
Krishan Gopaul
Senior Analyst, EMEA World Gold CouncilCentral bank demand remains on course for remarkable 2019
In November, central banks reported adding 27.9 tonnes – on a net basis – to global official gold reserves, 43% lower than October’s increase. On a year-to-date basis, this brings cumulative net purchases to 570.2t, 11% higher the same period in 2018 (515.2t).
