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Mining News Pro - Financial market uncertainty and accommodative monetary policy will continue to support gold investment demand in the short term, a study published Thursday by the World Gold Council (WGC) shows.
According to Mining News Pro - In its mid-year gold outlook for 2019, the industry body says that price momentum (gold is up 11% so far this year) and structural economic reforms in India and China will also be key drivers of demand for the precious metal.
Signs of increasingly-dovish monetary policy from central banks across the globe has significantly supported gold as of late. Aside from the 247 tonnes those institutions have bought directly through May, market expectation that the US Federal Reserve will lower interest rates two or three times later this year should continue encouraging demand, the WGC reports.
And while the Fed may not do what the market asks, it generally doesn’t like to surprise it either, the WGC says.
Gold has already become one of the best-performing assets this year, and bullion-backed exchange traded funds have captured $5 billion, it notes.
Together with flagging signs of a worsening global economic slowdown, the WGC identifies a number of risks that could emerge in the coming months to force policymakers to loosen policy. These include increasing trade disputes between the US and its trade partners, especially with Iran, as well as the impact of Brexit and other economic and political issues in Europe.
“As we look forward to the rest of the year, we believe that consumer demand may be soft and speculative activity could amplify price movements but, overall, it is likely that investment demand will remain robust and central banks will continue their net purchasing trend,” the Council concludes.
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