Central banks around the world are quietly stockpiling gold

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

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This week’s summary of gold news and analysis.

• Gold hits 3-month low as Asian tech stocks sink again [BullionVault]

• Central banks around the world are quietly stockpiling four times as much gold as usual and are moving it out of the U.S. (archive) [Fortune]

• Why is the gold price falling even as investors and central banks pile in? [Morningstar]

"After peaking in January, the price of gold has fallen more than 25%, driven by the bond market selloff."

• Gold price: Bottom at $4000 or further pullbacks? [Shanghai Metals Market]

• ‘The price of gold will reflect the pain elsewhere’ and gold equities are working as a leveraged play – BlackRock’s Hambro [Kitco]

• Illegal gold mining: Who profits from Africa’s gold smuggling? [Africa News]

• Gold may hit $5,000 an ounce as central banks, Asian buyers drive demand [The Economic Times]

• CIBC slashes gold price forecasts but sees recovery to $5,200 in 2027 as central bank demand offsets Fed headwinds [Kitco]

• Gold's path to $6,000 and silver's return above $90 depend on renewed investor confidence – Metals Focus [Kitco]

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Gold news from a global perspective.

• Is this Australia’s ‘next great gold mine’? Benz Mining hopes so [Australian Mining]

• Azerbaijan's revenues from gold export to Switzerland rises nearly 30% [Report.az]

"Azerbaijan exported 25,053.71 kg of gold worth $3.739 billion in January-August 2026."

• Why is China buying up gold? [Al Jazeera]

"Beijing’s gold purchases reflect a shift away from reliance on US dollar assets, experts say."

• China gold market update: Q3 ends with strong official gold buying [World Gold Council]

• Exclusive | Hong Kong touts key advantages over London in bid to become global gold hub [South China Morning Post]

• Ghana weighs local mine ownership as gold fields renewal looms (archive) [Bloomberg]

• India gold market update: Seasonal demand shows early strength [World Gold Council]

• Top Indian non-bank lenders flag early signs of stress in loans against gold [Reuters]

• Russia sells 6.2 tonnes of gold in September as bullion reserves fall to lowest level since 2019 [Kitco]

• The world’s rich are finding a new home for their gold in Singapore (archive) [Bloomberg]

• UAE gold retailers offer fee-free bullion as prices fall and demand rises [Emirates 24|7]

• Where is Britain's buried treasure? The UK's top treasure hotspots revealed [BullionVault]

"Bank of England Vaults hold the most "buried" gold in the UK, but where else has treasure been found?"

• Gold buyers urged to prepare cashless payments under new rules [Viet Nam News]

• Ariana questions whether Zimbabwe’s past is holding back gold investment in the country [The Australian]

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• Digital Gold: unlocking a $700-billion opportunity [World Gold Council]

"The physical investment gold market is worth about $13 trillion. But digital gold, including vaulted digital gold and tokenised gold, represents less than 1% of the global market."

• Digital gold market triples to $55bn as younger investors pile in (archive) [FT]

"World Gold Council survey puts global ownership of tokenised holdings at 370 tonnes."

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