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Gold Establishment Supports Central Bank Secrecy instead of Exposing it

November 9, 2022

Gold Establishment Supports Central Bank Secrecy instead of Exposing it This week, the World Gold Council (WGC), which is a gold market development organization representing 32 of the world’s gold mining companies, published the latest quarterly edition of it’s well-known “Gold Demand Trends” research publication. In the latest edition, which is titled “Gold Demand Trends Q3 2022”, […]

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Central Banks Add More Gold to Their Reserves

April 14, 2020

Central Banks Add More Gold to Their Reserves Central banks continued their gold-buying spree in February, although the pace of gold purchases has slowed compared to last year’s near-record purchases. On net, central banks globally added another 36 tons of gold to their reserves in February, according to the latest data released by the World Gold […]

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Central banks are buying gold at the fastest pace in six years

May 15, 2019

Central banks are buying gold at the fastest pace in six years Earlier this month the World Gold Council published its quarterly report– and it shows that central banks and foreign governments from around the world are buying up gold at their fastest pace in six years. This is pretty big news, and it says […]

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Gold Outlook 2019: Uncertainty Makes Gold A “Valuable Strategic Asset” – WGC

January 10, 2019

Gold Outlook 2019: Uncertainty Makes Gold A “Valuable Strategic Asset” – WGC Gold Outlook 2019 – World Gold Council As we look ahead, we expect that the interplay between market risk and economic growth in 2019 will drive gold demand. And we explore three key trends that we expect will influence its price performance: financial […]

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Irish Central Bank Refuses To Discuss If Gold Reserves Are In Bank of England Vaults

December 7, 2018

Irish Central Bank Refuses To Discuss If Gold Reserves Are In Bank of England Vaults – As Brexit looms, the Central Bank of Ireland has refused to discuss the location and value of Irish gold reserves – No date given for removal of “commercially sensitive” gold reserves from Bank of England vaults – Bank of England […]

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Central Bank Gold Purchases Now Control 10% Of The Total Market

September 22, 2018

Central Bank Gold Purchases Now Control 10% Of The Total Market Central Banks have become big players in the gold market and now control 10% of the total market demand.  Now, this wasn’t always the case.  Just ten years ago, the Central Banks were main suppliers via their policy of dumping gold into the market.  […]

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Russia Plans To Beat US Sanctions By Stockpiling Gold

August 23, 2018

Russia Plans To Beat US Sanctions By Stockpiling Gold The Russian government is not taking the United States’ sanctions lightly.  Instead, they plan to beat all sanctions imposed by Washington, including any future sanctions, by stockpiling gold. The Russian central bank’s First Deputy Governor Dmitry Tulin said that Moscow sees the acquisition of gold as a “100-percent […]

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Has The PBOC Taken Control of The Gold “Market”?

July 11, 2018

Has The PBOC Taken Control of The Gold “Market”? The evidence is mounting, and we invite you to consider the implications. First, a few items of background information. Perhaps these are unrelated, perhaps they are not. In 2013, a major Chinese conglomerate called Fosun International purchased One Chase Manhattan Plaza from JP Morgan: https://money.cnn.com/2013/10/18/news/china-jpmorg… Why […]

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The Amazing Amount of Gold The U.S. Exported Since 2000

March 9, 2018

The Amazing Amount of Gold The U.S. Exported Since 2000 The U.S. exported a stunning amount of gold since the turn of the century.  As the price of gold surged along with the massive increase in U.S. debt, gold exports jumped to record highs.  In 2012 alone, the United States exported nearly 700 metric tons […]

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Fresh Mainstream Nonsense on Gold Demand

May 16, 2016

Fresh Mainstream Nonsense on Gold Demand  They Will Never Get It… We and many others have made a valiant effort over the years to explain what actually moves the gold market (as examples see e.g. our  article “Misconceptions About Gold”, or Robert Blumen’s excellent essay “Misunderstanding Gold Demand”).  Sometimes it is a bit frustrating when […]

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A Warning to Indian Citizens – Your Government Wants Your Gold

November 5, 2015

A Warning to Indian Citizens – Your Government Wants Your Gold The notion that the Indian government considers its citizens’ gold “idle” and would like to get its hands on personal holdings of the metal, as well as bullion held in temples, has been circulating in the media for several years now. What’s interesting about today’s article, […]

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The Real Reason Belgium Sold 1,098 Tonnes Of Gold

October 10, 2015

The Real Reason Belgium Sold 1,098 Tonnes Of Gold Belgium sold 1,098 tonnes of its official gold reserves since 1978.  For our global investigation how much physical gold central banks have stored at what location and how much is leased out, I decided to submit the local equivalent of a Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) request at […]

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Will Putin’s Next Step Be To Sell Gold? | Zero Hedge

December 17, 2014

Will Putin’s Next Step Be To Sell Gold? | Zero Hedge. “Russia is at a critical juncture and given the sanctions placed upon them and the rapid decline in oil prices, they may be forced to dip into their gold reserves, if it happens it will push gold lower.” That is what, according to some people Bloomberg has […]

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