Support for gold continues as central banks maintain historic buying in Q3
The World Gold Council's Q3 Gold Demand Trends report highlights the enduring appeal of gold as an asset, with central bank buying remaining robust and exceeding historical averages
Gold remains resilient amid heightened global uncertainty: WGC
The World Gold Council’s latest Gold Demand Trends Report reveals gold ETFs had their strongest quarterly inflows of 269t since Q3 2020, more than reversing the 173t annual net outflow from 2021, and driven in part by the rising gold price
Gold demand down as ETF outflows outweigh strength in other sectors
Net gold ETF sales were small; when compared to the pandemic-induced buying surge of a year earlier, this was enough to place overall gold demand into a Y-O-Y decline
Gold demand increases 9% in Q2 2021, compared to year-ago period: WGC
Jewellery and investment demand is expected to continue its post-pandemic recovery in the second half of the year
Highest central bank buying in 50 years drives 4% growth in gold demand in 2018
Global gold demand reached 4,345.1 tonnes (t) in 2018, up 4% on 2017 and in line with five-year average demand of 4,347.5t, according to the WGC's latest Gold Demand Trends report.
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