Rural India is responsible for most
of the gold demand in India.
The World Gold Council (WGC) released a video Wednesday that looks at the third - quarter trends
of gold demand on a worldwide scale.
World Gold Council's Chief Market Strategist, John Reade, said in his 2018 outlook for gold that, «Over the long run, income growth has been the most important driver
of gold demand.
Not exact matches
«You can see it in the physically backed
gold products, a primary indicator
of safe - haven
demand.»
Worldwide
demand for
gold totaled 973.5 tons in the first quarter
of the year, according to the Council's latest report, down 7 percent year - on - year.
LONDON, May 2 -
Gold steadied on Wednesday near 4 - month lows as the dollar's uptrend paused, but prices
of the precious metal are expected to remain under pressure from a significantly stronger U.S. currency and weak investment
demand.
Prices
of commodities like corn, oil, or
gold often plunge when producers pump out supply to meet
demand, creating inadvertent gluts.
Gold hit a three - month peak as the political risk
of European elections and worries over Donald Trump's policies stoked safe - haven
demand.
Demand for
gold, the «fear index» has likely be curbed by greater odds
of a December rate hike, as well as the surging dollar.
Its central bank has been one
of the most aggressive practitioners
of quantitative easing — in January, it lowered interest rates below zero — which has helped fuel
demand in
gold around the world.
True,
gold has some industrial and decorative utility, but the
demand for these purposes is both limited and incapable
of soaking up new production.
With markets focusing on the weakness
of demand, stocks fell in both Asia and Europe, while «safe - haven» investments such as U.S. Treasury bonds and
gold surged again.
«The signs
of detente in the North Korean conflict are... contributing to the lack
of solid
demand for
gold as a safe haven at present,» Commerzbank said in a note.
«There's underlying
demand for
gold as a hedge against political uncertainties on both sides
of the Atlantic,» said Ole Hanson, head
of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank.
Over the medium and long - term, this could lead to a supply -
demand imbalance and ultimately put strong upward pressure on the price
of gold.
Gold hit a three - month peak on Wednesday as the political risk
of European elections and worries over President Donald Trump's policies stoked safe - haven
demand.
«
Gold is holding above the 50 - day moving average in spite
of a stronger dollar, helped by lower U.S. yields and physical
demand,» she noted in a report on Thursday.
Gold's woes are showing no signs
of easing after a stronger dollar and weak
demand from China sent the precious metal tumbling down to a five - and - a-half year low last week.
Consider this conundrum in the
gold market: The metal has traditionally been a good hedge against inflation, but it hasn't seen much
demand lately even in the face
of rising inflation fears.
But in the last two days
gold prices came off because
of a stronger dollar and we saw good
demand,» said Brian Lan, managing director at dealer GoldSilver Central in Singapore.
With India having imported a phenomenal 525 metric tons in the first half
of 2017 alone, Teves writes that «we expect
gold demand in India this year to be around historic averages,» which would be very supportive for prices.
For example, in periods
of low market volatility and average
demand, a one ounce
gold American Eagle coin might be offered at 4.5 % over spot, but periods
of weak
demand can bring the price down to 3.5 % over spot, or lower.
Gold has always been the primary standard by which we measure value, thanks to its continued
demand as a currency, store
of value and speculative asset.
In a newspaper article from May 1948, Rep. Buffett wrote, «In a free country the monetary unit rests upon a fixed foundation
of gold... independent
of the ruling politicians... unless you are willing to surrender your children and your country to galloping inflation, war and slavery, then this cause
demands your support... we must win the battle to restore honest money.»
And in times
of financial turmoil, the
demand for
gold only grows.
Because
gold miners have had to slash exploration budgets since the decline in metal prices, the kind
of financing royalty companies provide has only grown in
demand.
More specifically, Liz asks Frank why the price
of gold has done well lately, but now appears to be heading toward the end
of its winning streak, when there are plenty
of negative headlines that typically spark safe - haven
demand for the metal.
If we look at the index's constituents, we find that six metals — aluminum, copper, zinc,
gold, silver and nickel — have been the top drivers
of performance this year, thanks to a weaker dollar, China's commitment to rein in oversupply and heightened
demand.
Precious and Industrial Metals Inflation concerns, geopolitical tensions and interest - rate levels, especially real yields, contributed to a 1.7 % rise in the spot price
of gold (to US$ 1,325 per troy ounce), as did swings in the US dollar.1 Gold prices traded within the US$ 1,305 — 1,360 range throughout the period, reached 18 - month highs in March and capped their third straight quarterly gain, a feat not seen since 2011.1 Haven demand was a key support as exchange - traded gold holdings of 2,269 metric tons (mt) neared a five - year high.1 The Fed is widely expected to boost borrowing costs, and investors have been carefully watching the central bank's statements to see whether it targets more rate increases in 2018 than previously projec
gold (to US$ 1,325 per troy ounce), as did swings in the US dollar.1
Gold prices traded within the US$ 1,305 — 1,360 range throughout the period, reached 18 - month highs in March and capped their third straight quarterly gain, a feat not seen since 2011.1 Haven demand was a key support as exchange - traded gold holdings of 2,269 metric tons (mt) neared a five - year high.1 The Fed is widely expected to boost borrowing costs, and investors have been carefully watching the central bank's statements to see whether it targets more rate increases in 2018 than previously projec
Gold prices traded within the US$ 1,305 — 1,360 range throughout the period, reached 18 - month highs in March and capped their third straight quarterly gain, a feat not seen since 2011.1 Haven
demand was a key support as exchange - traded
gold holdings of 2,269 metric tons (mt) neared a five - year high.1 The Fed is widely expected to boost borrowing costs, and investors have been carefully watching the central bank's statements to see whether it targets more rate increases in 2018 than previously projec
gold holdings
of 2,269 metric tons (mt) neared a five - year high.1 The Fed is widely expected to boost borrowing costs, and investors have been carefully watching the central bank's statements to see whether it targets more rate increases in 2018 than previously projected.
The world's two largest consumers
of gold by far, China and India, are currently importing enormous amounts
of the yellow metal on safe - haven
demand.
Gold has been used throughout human history as a store
of monetary value, and as such enjoys investment
demand for its monetary utility.
Gold's unique qualities also make it considerably useful in a large number
of industrial applications, thus making it one
of the few monetary metals that also enjoy a commodity driven
demand profile.
Up 7.75 percent in the first six months,
gold was supported largely by strong
demand in India as consumers made their purchases ahead
of the government's Goods and Services Tax (GST), in effect since July 1, which levies a 3 percent tax on
gold.
Following bitcoin's breathtaking ascent to fresh highs,
gold rose to a seven - month high last week on safe - haven
demand, stopping just short
of the psychologically important $ 1,300 level.
Members belonging to Kohlapur district unit
of Shivsena met Kohlapur Superintendent
of Police,
demanding strict action against jewelers who accept stolen
gold from criminals.
Gold advanced the most in more than two weeks amid speculation that China, the world's biggest consumer, will take more measures to bolster the economy, boosting
demand for the precious metal as a store
of value.
The managing director
of American Precious Metals Advisors explains why
demand from China and India could drive
gold prices even higher in the coming months.
Gold fell as the dollar held near the highest level in five years and investors reduced holdings in the largest exchange - traded product backed by the metal, curbing
demand for a store
of value.
The electronic
gold market or futures
gold market continues to have all the hallmarks
of a managed market and
gold seems tethered to the $ 1,200 / oz level for now despite the very bullish geo - political backdrop and robust global
demand.
Gold futures climbed the most in five months as a rally for oil prices revived
demand for the metal as a store
of value.
In Dubai, there has been a massive surge in the
demand for
gold since the price collapse
of last month, with
demand far outstripping supply.
In the article, the MSM propagandist states such things as: 2017 has seen, according to his one time Goldman Sachs source, a «dramatic crash in [physical
gold coin]
demand,» that interest in
gold coins is linked to «political conservatism, or anarcho - libertarianism» and «end
of the world right wing sentiments,» that
gold has been implicated in a «conspiracy to commit money laundering,» that
gold is «financed by people in the narcotics trade,» that it comes from «illegal mines and drug dealers in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador,» that «the federal authorities assume the NTR Metals [case] represented only a fraction
of illegally sourced and financed
gold,» that therefore the US attorney is broadly investigating the
gold industry, that
gold is «produced by exploited workers,» that «crude [
gold] extraction techniques create serious and lasting environmental damage,» that
gold plays an important part in «tax evasion,» that it is related to American gun sales, which the author abhors; that «drug dealers [use]
gold imports as a way
of laundering their proceeds,» and that «they came to realize that illegal
gold [is] an intrinsically better business» than drug dealing; to name but a few
of the aspersions cast against
gold in the short article.
Since the beginning
of the second quarter
of this year, spot
gold has been trading in a tight $ 100 range, with the price
of the precious metal more or less confined in the $ 1,200 - 1,300 per troy ounce band — and investor
demand for the yellow metal has been continuing to wane as the global stock - market rally continues unabated.
To date, in order to prevent a surge in physical
gold demand from happening, the Deep Statists have created various forms
of transparently fake
gold, such as electronic
gold futures, options and non-auditable ETFs and EFPs.
In his January 2012 paper entitled «The Seasonality
of Gold — Jewelery Demand and Investor Behavior», Dirk Baur examines calendar month seasonality of the price of g
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According to the World
Gold Council (WGC), demand for gold slipped by 7 percent in 2017 compared with a year earlier on the back of a decline in central - bank purchases, a sharp slide in inflows into gold ETFs (exchange - traded funds) and a 10 - percent fall in coin investme
Gold Council (WGC),
demand for
gold slipped by 7 percent in 2017 compared with a year earlier on the back of a decline in central - bank purchases, a sharp slide in inflows into gold ETFs (exchange - traded funds) and a 10 - percent fall in coin investme
gold slipped by 7 percent in 2017 compared with a year earlier on the back
of a decline in central - bank purchases, a sharp slide in inflows into
gold ETFs (exchange - traded funds) and a 10 - percent fall in coin investme
gold ETFs (exchange - traded funds) and a 10 - percent fall in coin investments.
According to the World
Gold Council (WGC), India gold demand is expected to touch a record level of 300 - 400 tonnes between April and June, a 200 per cent year - on - year increase and almost half of total imports last y
Gold Council (WGC), India
gold demand is expected to touch a record level of 300 - 400 tonnes between April and June, a 200 per cent year - on - year increase and almost half of total imports last y
gold demand is expected to touch a record level
of 300 - 400 tonnes between April and June, a 200 per cent year - on - year increase and almost half
of total imports last year.
This seasonal pattern is one
of the most powerful drivers for
gold demand.