Gold tipped to extend record-breaking rally in 2026

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 tipped to extend record-breaking rally in 2026 (Archive) [Financial Times] "Analysts predict further gains for bullion after 64% rally last year."

• Central bank gold statistics: Buying momentum continues into November [World Gold Council]

• No Christmas break for gold or silver as trading hits new record [BullionVault]

• Gold overtakes US bonds as largest foreign reserve asset [Mining]

• Perth Mint and British Royal Mint see solid bullion demand, U.S. Mint sees sharp decline [Kitco]

🔮 Gold price forecasts

• Banks bullish on gold price as Morgan Stanley sets $4,800 target [Mining]

• Gold will reach $5,000/oz by Q1 2026 amid broader commodities rally – UBS [Kitco]

• Gold price could reach $5,050/oz in H1 2026, but H2 correction could be deeper – HSBC [Kitco]

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🌐 World gold news

Gold news from a global perspective.

🇨🇳 China

• China’s central bank buys gold for 14th consecutive month [Mining]

• Hong Kong steps up efforts to build international gold trading hub [CGTN]

• At US$1,455 per ounce, China’s e-waste gold recovery is world’s most efficient [SCMP]

🇨🇿 Czechia

• The Czech National Bank holds record amount of gold in reserves [Czech Radio]

🇪🇬 Egypt

• Gold comes in huge for Egypt as its international reserves hit a record $51 billion [Business Insider Africa]

🇬🇭 Ghana

• From mining to owning: Ghana’s path to a gold investment culture [Citi Newsroom]

🇮🇳 India

• High prices fail to take the sheen off gold as consumers cut weight not purity [Fortune India]

🇵🇭 Philippines

• USD/PHP: Philippine central bank gold holdings jump 70% in 2025 to record [Bloomberg]

🇸🇬 Singapore

• Soaring gold prices push Singapore buyers towards bars and coins over jewellery [CNA]

🇸🇩 Sudan

• Sudan central bank, state miner firm create gold export oversight panel [Sudan Tribune]

🇨🇭Switzerland

• Asia’s wealthy turn to Switzerland to park assets (archive) [Financial Times]

"Swiss private banks report rising demand from Asian family offices and rich individuals to book assets in Europe."

🇹🇭 Thailand

• Major gold traders to shift gold trading to US$ within six months [The Nation]

"Fourteen major gold traders plan a US$-denominated trading system within six months, aiming to cut baht pressure by 60% and ease FX volatility."

🇹🇷 Türkiye

• Soaring gold prices squeeze Türkiye’s jewelry sector [Hürriyet Daily News]

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

• Dubai: As gold prices swing wildly, investors shift from jewellery to bars, coins [Khaleej Times]

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

 • Deep in the vaults: the Bank of England’s £1.4bn Venezuelan gold conundrum [The Guardian]

• 'Incredibly rare' Celtic gold coin found in East Yorkshire field [BBC]

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan

• Uzbekistan buys 10 tons of gold, enters global top three [Caspian Post]

🇻🇪 Venezuela

• Flight of the bullions: Why did Maduro move gold to Switzerland? [Euronews]

🇻🇳 Vietnam

• Gold tax set at 0.1%: Vietnam opts for ‘soft management fee’ over crackdown [VietNamNet Global]

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

• Zimbabwe's gold production reaches all-time high in 2025 [Zimbabwe Star]

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