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World Gold Council’s Q1 2026 Gold Demand Trends
[Gold Newsletter #313] Gold Price: $4,592.52 News: Central banks ‘scoop up a load’ of gold in bumpy first quarter, China’s gold consumption hits record high in Q1. Gold price forecasts: $5,400 to $8,000.
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A summary of the most important gold news and analysis of the last week.
Gold price
Gold price: $4,592.52 $XAUUSD ( 0.0% ) [View live gold price.]
Change from last week: -$77.14 (-1.65%)
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Gold news
This week’s summary of gold news and analysis.
• Record gold prices continue to shift demand dynamics [World Gold Council]
"The World Gold Council’s Q1 2026 Gold Demand Trends report reveals that total quarterly gold demand (including OTC) reached 1,231t, a 2% increase year-on-year. While volumes increased modestly, the value of demand surged to a record US$193bn, up 74% year-on-year."
• Gold sinks again but central banks 'still buying heavily' [BullionVault]
• Where in the world is all that gold stored? ($) [The New York Times]
"As central banks buy more gold, where to put all that heavy metal is an increasingly important question. Reserves must be secure and ready to trade in a crisis."
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• Deutsche Bank sees gold at $8,000 in a less dollar-dependent world [MarketScreener]
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🌐 World gold news
Gold news from a global perspective.
🇦🇺 Australia
• Record gold prices reshape Australian investors’ demand for bullion [InvestorDaily]
"Australian investors have favoured physical gold as record prices and geopolitical turmoil reshaped demand in the March quarter."
🇨🇳 China
• China’s gold consumption hits record high in Q1, up 24%: report [Global Times]
• In depth: how a $3.7 billion gold fraud shook China’s financial system [Caixin Global]
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
• DRC hits major gold supply deal with UAE to expand supply network through Dubai [Business Insider Africa]
"The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has signed a gold supply agreement with UAE-based Paradigm Holdings, marking a fresh step in efforts to expand the Central African nation’s access to global bullion markets through Dubai."
🇪🇨 Ecuador
🇬🇭 Ghana
• Ghana gambles on gold royalties [Global Finance Magazine]
"When six governments—among them the US, China, the UK, Canada, and Australia—formally protest a single country’s tax policy, it’s worth asking what they’re so worried about."
🇮🇳 India
"Families choose imitation jewellery and gold-plated ornaments as record prices push pure gold jewelry out of reach."
🇲🇼 Malawi
🇵🇹 Portugal
• The Bank of Portugal gold reserves have increased in value [The Portugal News]
"According to the Board of Directors’ Report, the amount of gold held by the central bank remained unchanged at 382.7 tonnes, but its value rose by 46%."
🇸🇬 Singapore
• Demand for gold bars, coins in Singapore hits record high in Q1 2026 [The Straits Times]
🇸🇩 Sudan
• Sudan mining revenues surge as gold production nears targets [Sudan Tribune]
🇹🇷 Türkiye
• Turkish central bank rebuilds gold reserves, closes swap positions [Türkiye Today]
• Türkiye's gold demand hits record high value in Q1 [Daily Sabah]
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
• Buy, sell gold online: Emirates Islamic launches UAE's first digital investment service [Khaleej Times]
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
• 'Dad had a gun under his pillow': The story of how the largest collection of medieval coins was found (archive) [BBC]
🇺🇸 United States
• The US Mint is producing tainted coins [North of 60 Mining News]
"On the occasion of our 250th national anniversary, the gold in coins minted by the government ought to come from domestic sources."
🇻🇳 Vietnam
• Gold jewelry demand hits record $472M [VnExpress]
"Vietnam’s gold jewelry demand climbed to a record US$472 million in the first quarter of this year, as a shortage of bullion pushed investors toward other forms of the precious metal."
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