Pension funds use gold as bond hedge weakens
Gold is finding a durable place in some pension-fund portfolios as investors look for protection from inflation, market shocks and the weakening diversification benefits of bonds, according to the World…
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Rule Symposium Video: Central banks double gold-buying
Central banks are recasting gold as a monetary asset as sanctions, inflation and credit risk push reserve managers away from paper currencies, World Gold Council Senior Market Strategist Joseph Cavatoni…
PDAC Video: Gold’s record run not over, WGC says
Last year’s record gold rally still has room to run higher this year as central banks keep buying, investors return to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and governments wrestle with debt, World…
Gold breaks $4,000 on rate-cut bets, haven demand
Spot gold peaked at around $4,037 per oz. in early trading Wednesday as investors sought safety amid a dovish United States Federal Reserve outlook and a U.S. data vacuum from…
Gold hits 39th record this year above $3,970
Gold pushed to a fresh record above $3,970 per oz. on Tuesday as investors sought safety amid a United States government shutdown, political turmoil in France and rising bets on…
Video: WGC’s Heymann flags artisanal risks, backs global standard reform
Record gold prices are drawing more people into artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM), amplifying social and environmental risks and creating openings for illicit finance, World Gold Council chief strategy…
Video: Council sees central bank gold buying rising through 2030
Emerging market central banks will keep buying gold aggressively for the next five years to lessen their reliance on U.S. dollar assets, the World Gold Council’s senior market strategist, Joseph…
Infographic: How global gold production has evolved since 1993
The ranks of the world’s top 20 gold producers have changed significantly since 1993. The biggest change over those decades is China becoming the number one producer, as its output…
Video: WGC on analysts’ US$3,000 per oz gold call as investors flood in
Gold could reach US$3,000 per oz. in weeks after rate cuts lowered the opportunity cost of holding it, driving speculative and institutional inflows, World Gold Council senior market strategist Joseph…
Video: World Gold Council sees market uncertainty raising metal’s price
Despite gold’s strong performance in the year’s first half, Western investors largely remained on the sidelines, Joe Cavatoni, senior market strategist for the World Gold Council, said in an interview….
Covid-19 creates ‘perfect storm’ for gold investment: World Gold Council
With the price of gold having crested US$2,000 an ounce, the World Gold Council released its latest report on the precious metal’s demand trends. The Gold Demands Trends report covers…
Keynote: David Harquail on World Gold Council’s efforts to promote gold investment
The following is an edited transcript of remarks made by Franco-Nevada CEO David Harquail at The Northern Miner’s Canadian Mining Symposium held at Canada House in London, U.K., on May…