The Latest Breaking News from the World Gold Council

Even in the digital age, Portugal still relies on gold as a financial backstop, holding over 300 tonnes stored between Carregado and London.

Silver and gold broke out over the past year, but analysts believe it’s just the beginning of a bull cycle. These ETFs provide exposure to both precious metals.

Interest rates, inflation and geopolitical crises are providing the metal with its strongest annual performance since 1979

Gold's all-time high $3,509.9! Central banks bought big, but the COT report waves a red flag. Seasonal gains await—Market players, read or regret!

Those in the Global South are actively shifting their own reserves toward gold at a much faster rate than advanced economies to reduce their U.S. dollar exposure amid growing trade protectionism.

How much gold have humans mined to date, and how much is left?

In mid-January 2025 over 1,000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, near Johannesburg in South Africa. They had been starved out by the police in Operation Vala Umgodi — meaning “plug the hole” – which had cut off food and water in an effort to “smoke out”…

Chinese officials have announced the discovery of a massive deposit of high-quality gold ore, potentially worth around $83 billion, which could end up being the largest known deposit of the precious metal anywhere in the world.

Western investors, through physical ETFs, are finally joining the global gold rush led by central banks, Asian investors, and wealthy investors. Holdings of physically backed gold ETFs have risen by 90.4 tons, equivalent to $7.3 billion, since May, according to data from the World Gold Council, and GLD holdings expanded…