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    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      Gold
      ‘Colossal’ central bank buying drives gold demand to decade high

      Fallout from US sanctions on Russia helped fuel 18 per cent leap in purchases last year

    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
      Gold
      Gold buyers binge on biggest volumes for 55 years

      China and Russia have been large accumulators of the precious metal in 2022, analysts say

    • Friday, 30 July, 2021
      Gold
      Gold loses its lustre as investors chase reflation trades

      Demand for precious metal falls 10% in first half of the year

    • Wednesday, 7 October, 2020
      Gold
      Central banks flip to gold sales after record rally

      Uzbekistan offloads the most to help patch its pandemic-hit economy

    • Wednesday, 5 August, 2020
      ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
      ETF joins world’s biggest gold owners as investors flock in

      State Street fund holds more of the precious metal than some central banks as price passes $2,000

    • Thursday, 30 July, 2020
      Gold
      Gold soars despite slump in demand in key jewellery markets

      Figures from the World Gold Council point to strong interest from financial investors

    • Tuesday, 5 November, 2019
      Commodities
      Growth fears prompt exchange traded funds to pile into gold

      SPDR Gold Trust, the world’s biggest gold ETF, sees inflows of $6.5bn this year

    • Thursday, 2 May, 2019
      Gold
      Central bank buying gives gold market new lustre

      China and Russia help drive 7% increase in global demand in first quarter

    • Thursday, 31 January, 2019
      Gold
      Central bank gold-buying reaches half-century high

      Russia leads countries shifting reserves from the US dollar

    • Thursday, 1 November, 2018
      Gold
      Central bank gold buying hits highest level since 2015
    • Thursday, 2 August, 2018
      Gold
      Gold demand slumps to lowest since 2009 – report
    • Thursday, 3 May, 2018
      Gold
      Turkey’s booming inflation and sinking currency boost gold demand

      Demand for the yellow metal rose 34% in the first quarter

    • Tuesday, 6 February, 2018
      Gold
      Global gold mine supply plateaued in 2017 as China output fell 9%
    • Thursday, 9 November, 2017
      Gold
      Tough quarter for gold as demand slides to 8-year low

      Lower inflows into bullion ETFs and a softer jewellery market in India

    • Tuesday, 1 August, 2017
      Gold
      London’s gold amount revealed in transparency move

      Almost 7,500 tonnes worth nearly $300bn sitting in city vaults, industry body confirms

    • Tuesday, 11 July, 2017
      Gold
      New LME gold contract sees lacklustre launch

      Volume curtailed as big bullion banks JPMorgan and HSBC back rival

    • Tuesday, 15 November, 2016
      Currencies
      As markets rally, should you still hold gold?

      Trump’s election victory has tempered demand for the yellow metal

    • Tuesday, 8 November, 2016
      Gold
      ETF investors keep gold prices steady despite falling demand
    • Friday, 30 September, 2016
      fastFTHenry Sanderson
      LBMA in talks with fin-tech Autilla over new gold trade platform
    • Wednesday, 17 August, 2016
      Leo Lewis
      Abenomics breeds a new generation of Japanese gold bugs

      Notebook: The precious metal has emerged as a kind of shiny financial aspirin, writes Leo Lewis

    • Wednesday, 17 August, 2016
      World
      ONS recruits Martin Weale to new economics panel
    • Friday, 12 August, 2016
      Gold
      Goldman up against JPMorgan in gold battle

      Trading shake-up sparks fight for control of London’s $5tn bullion market

    • Thursday, 11 August, 2016
      Currencies
      Gold demand bolstered in H1 by low rates
    • Monday, 8 August, 2016
      Gold
      London market to get new gold futures contracts

      London Metal Exchange and World Gold Council launch trading venture supported by some banks

    • Thursday, 12 May, 2016
      US & Canadian companies
      Gold demand breaks first-quarter record

      Equities volatility and negative rates push investors towards ETFs backed by the metal

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