gold demand

Will the Trump Presidency be positive for gold, or not?  On balance, it could well be as Trump is a known believer in the place of gold in the global monetary system . . . .

If you’re trying to make sense of the new world order or of the latest Fed minutes, here’s some good news: A few gold watchers have it all sorted out . . . .

If just 2 percent of current Islamic finance assets are allocated to gold, a huge new source of demand – roughly equal to China’s total purchases in 2015 – will soon enter the market. And this could push gold prices higher… a lot higher . . . .

Gold investing has traditionally been fraught with challenges for Islamic institutional and individual investors. Now the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) has joined forces with the World Gold Council to create a new Shari’ah Standard for gold . . . .

Demand for gold from top consumer China will remain strong at around 900-1,000 tonnes next year, near 2015 levels, although a weaker appetite for jewelry and slowing economy could curb purchases, an official of the World Gold Council said . . . .

Adding gold to official reserves protects Beijing, Moscow against dollar dominance . . . .

With Britain voting to exit the European Union, we expect to see strong and sustained inflows into the gold market . . . .

China wants to do what the US did . . . .

Gold coins and bars are seeing increased demand in the UK on BREXIT “nerves” according to Reuters today . . . .

For the past four years, physical gold has been flowing in large quantities from West to East, depleting Western warehouse stocks – some would suggest to crisis levels . . . .