The Central Bank of Russia continued its net sales in July, offloading a further 6t of gold. Russia has sold 50t of gold ...

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Jewellery demand sank to its lowest quarter since Covid, dipping below 300t (albeit fractionally) for only the second time in our data series. In contrast, demand value increased 31% y/y to US$47bn – ...

In this episode of Unearthed, hosts John Reade and Joe Cavatoni are joined by Dr. Robin Kolvenbach, CEO of Argor-Heraeus a major precious metals refining company located in Mendrisio, Switzerland.

Geopolitics intensified last week on expanded Iran sanctions and escalating trade tensions with Canada. A hawkish message from Fed chair Warsh at Jackson Hole jolted markets. On the data front: US ...

Price discovery is crucial for any market. Gold not only has a spot price, but it also has the LBMA Gold Price, as well as several regional prices. The LBMA Gold Price is used as an important ...

Gold is an important component of central bank reserves because of its safety, liquidity and return characteristics – the three key investment objectives for central banks. As such, they are ...

Investors access many commodity markets via futures contracts. Futures contracts are based on expectations of future prices, the cost of carry and interest rates, investors are exposed to an ...

We provide data on the current futures open interest on the nine major global gold futures exchanges. Open interest is the total number of outstanding contracts that are held by market participants.

Marissa joined the World Gold Council in 2024 and works in the Research team as Senior Research Lead, APAC. She previously held position with Preqin where she led the development and implementation of ...

Louise joined the World Gold Council in 2008 and works in the Research team as the lead analyst producing Gold Demand Trends, the foremost industry publication on gold demand and supply. She also has ...

India stands at the cusp of a transformative economic era. Anchored in the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047, the country is seeking to accelerate capital formation, strengthen manufacturing ...