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World Gold Council

The latest news and top stories on World Gold Council. A prominent London-based professional association, the World Gold Council is dedicated to stimulating and sustaining global demand for gold. Its main areas of focus include conducting market research, providing industry insights and promoting gold as an investment asset. The Council pioneered the first gold exchange-traded fund and developed the Conflict-Free Gold Standard. It works to improve understanding access and trust in the gold market, playing a pivotal role in shaping the gold industry.

Gold bars and coins a precious metals dealership in Munich Germany. Photo: DPA

Gold in Hong Kong

World Gold Council says diversification driving China’s growing reserves

China’s gold reserves have grown for 18 straight months, country’s central bank says.

29 May 2026 - 4:46PM

Laos

Search in flooded cave for 7 gold-mining villagers in Laos enters sixth day

25 May 2026 - 4:28PM

Yuan

China joins global sell-off of US Treasuries in March as Iran war prompts panic

19 May 2026 - 9:19AM

China’s private sector

‘Explosive’: why China’s gold recycling industry is growing at record speed

More than half of the country’s gold recycling firms are less than three years old.

17 May 2026 - 2:00PM

A woman shows a gold bar before selling in a smart gold store machine placed in a shopping mall in Shanghai on January 29. Photo: AFP

Central banks

Gold loses its shimmer in Asia over rising oil prices, hawkish Fed stance

Demand for the metal is likely to remain weak, with central banks not expected to cut interest rates for some time due to high energy prices.

1 May 2026 - 6:47PMvideocam

China economy

Strong Lunar New Year demand fuels China’s gold jewellery market

Retailers offer small discounts to spur holiday sales but are set to raise prices after the festival, as investment banks issue bullish outlooks.

17 Feb 2026 - 2:00PM

Banking & finance

Opinion | Central banks are propelling a 21st century global gold rush

The world must choose between believing in the authority of central banks to decide the worth of fiat currencies or trusting in gold as a store of value.

31 Jan 2026 - 11:37AM

A customer and an employee count Thai baht banknotes at a gold shop in Bangkok’s Chinatown, Thailand, on October 9, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Gold in Hong Kong

Gold demand set to stay strong in 2026 as risks persist: World Gold Council

Rising geopolitical tensions and shifting monetary policy expectations are reinforcing gold’s investment role.

29 Jan 2026 - 7:00PM

Banking & finance

Chinese banks lure investors with gold-linked deposits amid soaring prices

Such products may offer better returns than fixed deposits, but these investments are not without risks, analyst says.

17 Jan 2026 - 9:30AM

Jewellery

Explainer | Why gold prices fluctuated in 2025, hitting highs and plunging

The Fed’s rate cuts and global unrest pushed gold to record prices in 2025, but the end of the year tends to be volatile.

5 Jan 2026 - 11:23AM

Gold prices surged past US$4,500 per ounce amid rising global conflicts and Fed cuts. Photo: AFP

Mainland China

Gold fever in China

Prices for the precious metal have hit record highs spurred by Chinese retail investors and central bank purchases.

28 Nov 2025 - 11:07AM

Banking & finance

Gold demand hit record high in third quarter and will remain strong, report says

Amid a recent pullback, World Gold Council said ‘strategic case to hold gold remains firmly in place’.

30 Oct 2025 - 8:00PMvideocam

Commodities

Macroscope | Global uncertainty driving gold prices higher despite bubble fears

Even with stock markets surging, the price of gold is hitting new records as investors seek out stability.

9 Oct 2025 - 4:30PMvideocam

China consumption

China’s gold fever: record prices spark excitement and FOMO – buy, sell or hold?

As Goldman Sachs predicts gold will hit US$4,000 an ounce, a nuanced picture emerges on the ground in China, revealing a complex relationship with the precious metal.

6 Oct 2025 - 11:44AMvideocam

Gold prices could surpass US$4,000 an ounce by the middle of next year, analysts say. Photo: Nora Tam

IPO

Zijin’s gold unit says it tops the world in output growth ahead of IPO

Average annual gold output grew 21.4 per cent between 2022 and 2024, making it the world’s 11th biggest producer last year, said the unit of Zijin Mining Group.

15 Sep 2025 - 1:03PM

Banking & finance

China extends gold-buying streak as central banks seek US dollar alternatives

A 10th consecutive monthly increase for Beijing’s gold holdings comes as global institutions turn to ‘ultimate currency’ for safe haven.

8 Sep 2025 - 4:00PMvideocam

China-Africa relations

‘Extremely daring’: Chinese miners putting gold over their own lives in Africa

Gold miners from China are also more vulnerable to the wave of killings and kidnappings than their Western counterparts, observers say.

11 Aug 2025 - 5:26PMvideocam

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World Gold Council says diversification driving China’s growing reserves

China’s gold reserves have grown for 18 straight months, country’s central bank says.

Search in flooded cave for 7 gold-mining villagers in Laos enters sixth day

China joins global sell-off of US Treasuries in March as Iran war prompts panic

‘Explosive’: why China’s gold recycling industry is growing at record speed

More than half of the country’s gold recycling firms are less than three years old.

Gold loses its shimmer in Asia over rising oil prices, hawkish Fed stance

Demand for the metal is likely to remain weak, with central banks not expected to cut interest rates for some time due to high energy prices.

Strong Lunar New Year demand fuels China’s gold jewellery market

Retailers offer small discounts to spur holiday sales but are set to raise prices after the festival, as investment banks issue bullish outlooks.

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Opinion | Central banks are propelling a 21st century global gold rush

The world must choose between believing in the authority of central banks to decide the worth of fiat currencies or trusting in gold as a store of value.

Gold demand set to stay strong in 2026 as risks persist: World Gold Council

Rising geopolitical tensions and shifting monetary policy expectations are reinforcing gold’s investment role.

Chinese banks lure investors with gold-linked deposits amid soaring prices

Such products may offer better returns than fixed deposits, but these investments are not without risks, analyst says.

.css-1f6sr3w{color:#727272;}Explainer | Why gold prices fluctuated in 2025, hitting highs and plunging

The Fed’s rate cuts and global unrest pushed gold to record prices in 2025, but the end of the year tends to be volatile.

Gold fever in China

Prices for the precious metal have hit record highs spurred by Chinese retail investors and central bank purchases.

Gold demand hit record high in third quarter and will remain strong, report says

Amid a recent pullback, World Gold Council said ‘strategic case to hold gold remains firmly in place’.

Macroscope | Global uncertainty driving gold prices higher despite bubble fears

Even with stock markets surging, the price of gold is hitting new records as investors seek out stability.

China’s gold fever: record prices spark excitement and FOMO – buy, sell or hold?

As Goldman Sachs predicts gold will hit US$4,000 an ounce, a nuanced picture emerges on the ground in China, revealing a complex relationship with the precious metal.

Zijin’s gold unit says it tops the world in output growth ahead of IPO

Average annual gold output grew 21.4 per cent between 2022 and 2024, making it the world’s 11th biggest producer last year, said the unit of Zijin Mining Group.

China extends gold-buying streak as central banks seek US dollar alternatives

A 10th consecutive monthly increase for Beijing’s gold holdings comes as global institutions turn to ‘ultimate currency’ for safe haven.

‘Extremely daring’: Chinese miners putting gold over their own lives in Africa

Gold miners from China are also more vulnerable to the wave of killings and kidnappings than their Western counterparts, observers say.

Opinion | Central banks are propelling a 21st century global gold rush

Explainer | Why gold prices fluctuated in 2025, hitting highs and plunging