GeopoliticsSovereign buyers added more than 1,000 tonnes of gold for three consecutive years. We break down who is buying, why, and what it signals for reserve managers everywhere.
MiningUp to 20 million people produce roughly a fifth of global gold by hand. Here is the human and political reality.
HistoryThe reef that built Johannesburg, financed an empire, and reshaped southern Africa.
GeopoliticsFrom Shanghai Gold Exchange withdrawals to the explosive growth of investment-grade bars, Chinese gold demand is reshaping the global market in real time.
HistoryIn April 1933, Roosevelt outlawed private gold ownership. The repercussions echo through monetary debates today.
HistoryHow 730 delegates in a New Hampshire hotel designed the monetary system of the second half of the 20th century.
HistoryThree days at Camp David that ended a 2,500-year link between currency and metal.
GeopoliticsThe United States still tops the list at 8,133 tonnes, but the gap is closing. A country-by-country breakdown of the world's largest official gold holders.
Gold MarketsFrom Diwali through to the spring wedding season, Indian households absorb hundreds of tonnes of gold. The seasonality is real and it shapes global price action.