Search Results for: World Gold Council
The top 10 countries with the largest gold holdings
May 26th, 2016
Beginning in 2010, central banks around the world turned from being net sellers of gold to net buyers of gold. Last year they collectively added 483 tonnes—the second largest annual total since the end of the gold standard—with Russia ...
Gold demand resilient in 2015 as central banks and consumers spur strong H2 recovery
February 11th, 2016
Global gold demand in 2015 was virtually flat compared to 2014 at 4,212 tonnes (t), according to the World Gold Council’s latest Gold Demand Trends report. Despite a challenging start to the year, gold demand rebounded in the second half ...
China’s Gold purchases this year will exceed the entire holdings of all but about 20 countries worldwide
January 28th, 2016
China’s gold buying to top 200 tons this year, Barclays says Country seeks to diversify its reserves. China will press on with gold purchases this year and the central bank will probably scoop up more than 200 metric tons ...
Davos 2016: eight key themes for the World Economic Forum
January 19th, 2016
Political and business leaders gather at Swiss ski resort to discuss issues including robots, terrorism, migration and inequality The world’s political and business leaders, plus the usual smattering of celebrities – including Leonardo DiCaprio – are heading to Davos, ...
Gold price drop could spur jewellery maker profit in India
December 10th, 2015
While a strengthening dollar and an economic slump in China are battering stocks of jewellers from Tiffany & Co to Chow Tai Fook Jewellery, one company in India is predicting a demand pick-up after gold slid to a five-year low last week. ...
10 countries hoarding enormous mountains of gold
November 16th, 2015
Say what you want about gold. But central banks just can’t get enough of the yellow metal. For the third quarter of 2015, central banks continued to bulk up their gold reserves, adding 175 tonnes to official reserves, according to the ...
Gold demand rises 8% in third quarter
November 12th, 2015
Global gold demand rose 8% in the third quarter, boosted by buying from retail investors in key regions scooping up cheaper metal after it fell in price, said the World Gold Council Thursday. Consumption of the precious metal was ...
Gold Demand in China May Gain to Record, Bullion Bourse Says
November 2nd, 2015
Financial-market turmoil, devaluation seen boosting demand `Investors still prefer gold,’ Chairman Haywood Cheung says Gold consumption in mainland China may match or exceed the record in 2013 after financial-market turmoil and the yuan’s devaluation boosted the metal’s appeal, according ...
India: People can deposit their gold in banks and earn interest on it
October 29th, 2015
Attention, Indians! Your gold will soon earn money for you Earlier in the week, the RBI issued norms for implementation of the gold monetisation scheme, under which customers can deposit their gold in banks and earn interest on it. ...
Gold Gains on Shifting Rate Views, Central-Bank Buying
October 8th, 2015
Weaker dollar also benefits bullion prices Gold prices crept higher Wednesday, with investors continuing to bet that the U.S. Federal Reserve will delay raising interest rates as other central banks stocked up on the precious metal. Gold for December ...
