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.

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 ...

Are Gold ETFs Backed By Physical Gold? Physically-backed gold exchange-traded funds (gold ETFs) are an important source of gold demand, with institutional and individual investors using them as part ...

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 ...

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Gold is a liquid asset, ranking at levels comparable to many global stock markets as well as currency spreads. Its liquidity is often sourced during periods of stress in the markets, one of its ...

Consumers in the largest markets of China and India base their buying decisions on the local price of gold. These regional prices often deviate from the international price of gold, reflecting local ...

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.

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 ...