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January’s sizzling gains follow a strong 2025 for gold.
Gold gained 65% last year, as investors sought out protection from inflation and geopolitical tensions (a trend that has accelerated since!).
“The biggest question this year will be whether investment demand is going to be strong enough to maintain the strength of the gold market.”
“The highlight is definitely investment demand. The lowlight — the one people may be surprised about — is that central bank demand dropped.”
After a precious metals shop in Hong Kong’s central business district announced that hundreds of silver bars had sold out for the day on Jan 28, murmurs of disappointment rippled through a waiting queue.
Despite increasing its supply to cater to strong demand, the store saw hundreds of bars snapped up in just over an hour.
Continue reading…Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsJanuary’s sizzling gains follow a strong 2025 for gold.Gold gained 65% last year, as investors sought out protection from inflation and geopolitical tensions (a trend that has accelerated since!).“The biggest question this year will be whether investment demand is going to be strong enough to maintain the strength of the gold market.”“The highlight is definitely investment demand. The lowlight — the one people may be surprised about — is that central bank demand dropped.”After a precious metals shop in Hong Kong’s central business district announced that hundreds of silver bars had sold out for the day on Jan 28, murmurs of disappointment rippled through a waiting queue.Despite increasing its supply to cater to strong demand, the store saw hundreds of bars snapped up in just over an hour. Continue reading…