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Gold Demand Trends Full Year 2015
Gold demand in the fourth quarter increased 4% year-on-year to a 10-quarter high of 1,117.7t. Full year demand was virtually unchanged, down just a fraction (-14t) to 4,212t.
Gold Demand Trends Q3 2015 - video
Alistair Hewitt, Head of Market Intelligence and Krishan Gopaul discuss the findings of the World Gold Council’s Q3 2015 Gold Demand Trends report.
Gold Demand Trends Q3 2015
Third quarter gold demand rose by 8% year-on-year, reaching a two-year high of 1,120.9 tonnes. Q3 2015 was a period of two distinct halves: ETF outflows contributed to a price dip in July, which boosted consumer demand around the world.
Gold in a multicurrency reserve system
For many decades, the US dollar has been the main reserve currency worldwide and it still accounts for more than 50% of international reserves. However, its share has been gradually declining, while that of other currencies, like the Chinese RMB, has grown, signalling the potential emergence of a multicurrency reserve system.
Gold Demand Trends Q2 2015 - video
Alistair Hewitt, Head of Market Intelligence is interviewed on the findings of the World Gold Council’s Q2 2015 Gold Demand Trends report.
Gold Demand Trends Q2 2015
Gold Demand Trends explained: data sources & analysis
This video explains how we create Gold Demand Trends, the leading industry resource for gold demand data. We explain how our unique position in the gold industry gives us unparalleled market insight and how we work to understand evolving consumer behaviours, identify emerging trends, and apply our knowledge and experience to provide a complete view of the gold market.
Creating a consistent historical demand and supply data series
We appointed Dr James Abdey, a lecturer in Statistics at the London School of Economics and Political Science, to support our analysis and develop a quantitatively robust approach to combining Metals Focus data with our historical data.
Gold Demand Trends Q1 2015 - video
Alistair Hewitt, Head of Market Intelligence is interviewed on the findings of the World Gold Council’s Q1 2015 Gold Demand Trends report
Gold Demand Trends Q1 2015
The contrast between the global picture and the more granular demand data clearly demonstrates the multi-faceted nature of the gold market. The numerous and varying roles that gold plays means it responds to different cues in different ways.
