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European central banks halt gold sales
26 September 2011 marked the end of the second year of the third Central Bank Gold Agreement (CBGA3). European central bank signatories to the agreement sold a gross 1.1 tonnes of gold during the year, the lowest annual sales since the agreement began in September 1999.
Asian axis of India and China continues to advance gold demand
Gold’s strong start to the year was reinforced during the second quarter of 2011 where total global gold demand measured 919.8 tonnes (t), worth a near-record US$44.5bn, with broad-based support across all sectors and geographies. Standout markets were India and China, as these two markets accounted…
The World Gold Council appoints Natalie Dempster to lead its Government Affairs team.
Gold posts positive returns in Q2 2011, while commodities suffer major price correction
New research suggests higher allocations to gold could benefit portfolios in both inflationary and deflationary scenarios
Independent analysis by Oxford Economics suggests that gold’s share of an optimal portfolio is around 5% in a base long-term economic scenario featuring 2.25% growth and 2% annual inflation . The optimal allocation rises in a more inflationary long-run scenario and also does so for more risk-averse…
