Consumers in the largest markets of China and India base their buying decisions on the local price of gold. These regional prices often deviate from the international price of gold, reflecting local ...

Central bank policy was the dominant theme last week, with the Fed and BoJ hiking and the BoE holding. At the same time, escalating tensions in the Middle East heightened concerns over oil supply ...

Perceptions of gold have changed substantially over the past two decades, reflecting increased wealth in the East and a growing worldwide appreciation of gold’s role within an institutional investment ...

Investors access many commodity markets via futures contracts. Futures contracts are based on expectations of future prices, the cost of carry and interest rates, investors are exposed to an ...

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 ...

We provide data on the current futures open interest on the nine major global gold futures exchanges. Open interest is the total number of outstanding contracts that are held by market participants.

Gold plays a unique role in the global economy; in stimulating economic growth, in protecting the financial security of nations, communities and families, and in enabling advances in medical, ...

Over recent years, there has been greater interest in responsible sourcing, with consumers and investors wanting to understand if the products they buy have been ethically sourced. While gold mining ...

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 ...

In 2012, the World Gold Council launched the Conflict-Free Gold Standard. At the time, there had been concern about potential links between gold and unlawful armed conflict, such as civil wars and ...

Our first webinar in our Responsible Gold Mining series discussed how can the gold sector translate widely accepted principles into real‑world practice, across both artisanal and small‑scale mining ...

Global physically backed gold ETFs attracted US$18bn in August, marking the second-largest monthly inflow on record. Demand was driven primarily by North American- and European-listed funds, helping ...