Gold's record run pauses as investors book profits

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

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This week’s summary of gold news and analysis.

• Gold's record run pauses as investors book profits [Reuters]

• Gold’s frenzied rally ends with largest sell-off in over a decade [CNN]

• Gold’s record run could usher in biggest change ever to market’s classic 60/40 stock bond investing portfolio [CNBC]

• Central banks and institutional investors keep bullion demand strong [The Economic Times]

• Western retail demand for gold surges in rush for hard assets [Mining]

• Gold’s historic rally comes with a bonus for emerging markets (archive) [Bloomberg]

"A relentless surge in the price of gold is delivering windfalls across emerging markets, boosting investor confidence in countries that mine and buy the metal."

• Gold stocks are surging. They still lag behind cold, hard bullion. (archive) [The Wall Street Journal]

• Bank of Singapore raises 12-mth gold price forecast to US$4,600 [AA Stocks]

• Gold price will go to $4,700/oz, miners will rise even faster by Q1 2026 – UBS’ Khandelwal [Kitco]

• 'Bull wave' will push gold to $5,000/oz by June 2026 – HSBC [Kitco]

• JP Morgan sees gold prices averaging $5,055 per ounce by late 2026 [Reuters]

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Gold news from a global perspective.

• Why thousands are queuing for hours in central Sydney to buy gold [The Guardian]

• China gold market update: Wholesale demand rebounded [World Gold Council]

• Top analyst says China is playing a ‘key role’ in the price of gold going through the roof, and he’s got the data to prove it [Fortune]

• Why Hong Kong is going for gold (archive) [The Economist]

"It wants to become a trading hub for the precious metal."

• Congo to start building gold reserves as price surges [East African Mining News]

• Government issues gold and silver commemorative coins to celebrate the Grand Egyptian Museum opening [Sada Elbalad english]

• Ghana : $8 billion generated from gold exports in 2025 [Africa News Agency]

• RBI's gold reserves cross 880 metric tonnes by September [The Economic Times]

• India central bank's gold pile tops $100 billion on surging bullion prices [Reuters]

• Amateur gold rush fuelled by spiralling cost of precious metal [RNZ]

• CBI boosts gold reserves to fortify financial stability, slash forex reliance [Iran Daily]

• Lawmakers criticize Bank of Korea's gold inaction [The Chosun Daily]

• Turks rush to gold as prices soar, but supply tightens [Hürriyet Daily News]

• Dubai to launch dirham-denominated gold contract to attract global investors [Khaleej Times]

• UAE: Gold coins sell out at some Dubai jewellery stores this Diwali [Khaleej Times]

• London gold association calls for city to revive plans for futures contract (archive) [Financial Times]

"UK’s $35tn bullion market would benefit from more transparency, says incoming chair Peter Zoellner."

• Gold shortage triggers booming black market trade [VnExpress]

• Gold exchange, gold derivatives, gold ETFs proposed to be launched in Vietnam [The Investor]

• Vietnamese buyers queue for hours amid gold rush [VnExpress]

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• Gold's record frenzy spurs tokenized gold’s $1B daily volume [CoinDesk]

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