Are Central Banks Underpinning Gold’s Surge? | Presented by CME Group
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Summary
The video examines the surge in central bank gold buying, noting that 2022 purchases exceeded 1,000 tonnes for the first time since 1967 and that central banks' gold holdings now top their net US Treasury holdings. It discusses whether this demand reflects a response to US policy and what happens if central banks slow purchases, while acknowledging other supports like government spending. It warns that the gold trade is extended and could be vulnerable if a key pillar is removed.
- Global central bank gold purchases exceeded 1,000 tonnes in 2022, the first time since 1967.
- China, Poland, Turkey, and Russia are leading the purchases.
- Central banks' gold holdings are valued at $4.7 trillion, above their net US Treasury holdings.
- Higher gold prices as well as buying contributed to that shift.
- Analysts link the buying to concerns over US trade and reserve-currency policy.
- The key question is whether central banks slow or stop purchases.
- Other drivers like government spending may continue to support gold.
- The gold trade is described as extended and vulnerable to a reckoning if a pillar fades.
Ideas
Gold vulnerable if central bank buying fades.
Central bank gold purchases have been a major support for gold, with 2022 purchases above 1,000 tonnes, little sign of slowing, and central bank gold holdings now exceeding their net US Treasury holdings. But the trade is long in the tooth and could be ripe for a reckoning if central banks reach capacity and slow or stop buying; other supports like profligate government spending may outlive the central bank bid, but investors should monitor the risk that losing this pillar triggers a correction.
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