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Gold Commentary
Q1 gold demand supported as COVID-19 fuelled safe-haven investment
Global gold demand held firm at 1,083.8t in Q1 2020, a rise of 1% on the same period last year, according to the World Gold Council’s latest Gold Demand Trends report.
Consultation launches on Retail Gold Investment Principles
The World Gold Council, the market development organisation for the gold industry, has today published a consultation paper on its new Retail Gold Investment Principles.
World Gold Council appoints Kelvin Dushnisky as new Chair
The World Gold Council announces the appointment of Kelvin Dushnisky, CEO AngloGold Ashanti, as its new Chair. Mr Dushnisky succeeds David Harquail, who has served as Chair since 2017.
Gold demand in 2019 nudges lower as price-driven slump in consumer demand outweighs ETF inflows
Global gold demand declined to 4355.7 tonnes (t) in 2019, down 1% on 2018, according to the World Gold Council’s latest Gold Demand Trends report.
World Gold Council introduces pioneering methodology and analytic tool for understanding the drivers of gold’s performance
The World Gold Council today announced the launch of QaurumSM, an innovative web-based tool designed to deliver a robust quantitative approach to analysing how gold may react under diverse macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions.
