Why the bull market may still be in its early stages

A summary of the most important gold news and analysis of the last week.

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Gold news

This week’s summary of gold news and analysis.

• Gold’s healthy correction: why the bull market may still be in its early stages [Investing]

• Iran war spurs record central bank gold selling [BullionVault]

"Gold selling by national central banks as a group set a monthly record by value in March as the US-Israeli war against Iran sent energy prices soaring."

• Gold trading volume surges past major markets: what it means now [Watcher Guru]

"Gold has emerged as one of the most heavily traded assets in the world, beating leading market players such as treasuries and bonds."

• BRICS+ nations hold 17% of gold reserves: report [The Northern Miner]

🔮 Gold price forecasts

• State Street sees gold pushing above $5,000 despite near-term headwinds [Kitco]

• Gold: High carry costs now, $5,000 target later – TD Securities [FXStreet]

• Will gold hit $6,000 this year? Top 3 predictions about gold prices. [Yahoo Finance]

• Gold’s next price breakout could be its biggest yet, $7,000 in sight [Watcher Guru]

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🌐 World gold news

Gold news from a global perspective.

🇨🇳 China

• China's central bank maintains gold buying for 17th month [Reuters]

• China ramps up gold buying as Middle East war dents prices (archive) [Bloomberg]

• As France pulls gold from the US, how can China develop into the next global gold hub? [SCMP]

"Federal Reserve is no longer seen as a ‘safe’ place for nations to store gold as Trump’s unpredictability spooks the world’s central banks."

🇫🇷 France

• French central bank nets €13bn by pulling gold out of US reserves [RFI]

• Ghosts of 1971 crisis: why France moving gold from US Is spooking markets [NDTV]

🇬🇭 Ghana

• Ghana restricts gold mine sale to local firms [Africa . com]

🇮🇳 India

• Gold imports rise by nearly 29% to $69 bn in Apr-Feb 2025-26 [The Economic Times]

🇮🇩 Indonesia

• Bullion banks face challenges as Indonesians still prefer physical gold savings, UGM expert says [Universitas Gadjah Mada]

🇲🇦 Morocco

• Africa's richest king pushing to boost African Gold production [FXStreet]

🇹🇷 Türkiye

• Gold refining takes on strategic role as Türkiye emerges as regional hub [Hürriyet Daily News]

• Turkey’s gold sales deepen bullion slump (archive) [Financial Times]

"Central bank arranged $20bn of sales and swaps in March as it battled to support the lira."

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

• Now you can buy gold in Dubai and get it delivered home [Gulf News]

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

 • Britain's 'most beautiful coin' sold for £110,000 [BBC]

🇺🇸 United States

• List of countries with gold in US Federal Reserve [Newsweek]

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