Are Gold ETFs Backed By Physical Gold? Physically-backed gold exchange-traded funds (gold ETFs) are an important source of gold demand, with institutional and individual investors using them as part ...

Price discovery is crucial for any market. Gold not only has a spot price, but it also has the LBMA Gold Price, as well as several regional prices. The LBMA Gold Price is used as an important ...

Data to September 2026 where available. Central bank demand presented here comprises consist solely of publicly reported ...

Gold is a liquid asset, ranking at levels comparable to many global stock markets as well as currency spreads. Its liquidity is often sourced during periods of stress in the markets, one of its ...

Indian gold demand strengthened from Q2, but high prices constrained volumes: Q3 demand rose 24% q/q to 162t but remained 29% lower y/y and 12% lower y-t-d. Spending was more resilient, rising 3% y/y ...

Central banks and other official institutions added a net 321t to reserves in Q3, up 42% year-on-year and the highest quarterly total since Q4 2024, with portfolio diversification and risk management ...

Gold has fascinated humanity for millennia, symbolising wealth, power, and beauty. But have you ever wondered just how much gold has been mined throughout history? Gold mining dates back to ancient ...

The gold market is notable for both its long history and its significant scale. Gold’s role as a consumer good and an investment asset is shaped by its scarcity, the durability of its above-ground ...

Gold’s diverse uses, in jewellery, technology and by central banks and investors, mean different sectors of the gold market rise to prominence at different points in the global economic cycle. This ...

Gold ETF demand has been particularly notable. Strong Q3 inflows came despite sharply higher bond yields, a stronger US dollar and a decline in the Geopolitical Risk Index. This suggests that fiscal ...

Global gold jewellery consumption fell 17% y/y to 313t, the weakest third quarter in our data series back to 2000 The value of Q3 demand, meanwhile, edged 2% higher y/y to US$43bn, with y-t-d value up ...