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CME Clearing records 173,027 COMEX gold delivery notices through August
CME Clearing’s year-to-date delivery notices report for metals (DLV665-T), run on 8 September 2026, sets out COMEX 100 Gold futures notices month by month, and the January-to-August columns add to 173,027, with a further 2,717 standing against September business dates…
MAS confirms 5% precious metals cap removal applies regardless of storage location
The Monetary Authority of Singapore stated in a written reply to a parliamentary question on 8 September 2026 that the removal of the 5% cap on physical investment precious metals applies to qualifying metal wherever it is held. Before 1…
Westgold sets a three-year plan for gold output of 460,000–510,000 oz by FY2029
Westgold set out FY2027 guidance and a three-year production plan on 9 September 2026, stating gold production of 385,000–425,000 ounces in FY2027 and 460,000–510,000 ounces in FY2029. Westgold attributes the increase to expanded processing capacity and continued development of its…
Hong Kong’s FSTB and the Central Bank of Uzbekistan exchange a gold MOU on HKPMCC
The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Christopher Hui, and the Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan (CBU), Abror Mirzo Olimov, exchanged a memorandum of understanding on gold market co-operation at the Belt and Road Summit on…
World Gold Council reports a weaker dollar link to 30-year Treasuries, 2-year intact
The World Gold Council published its Weekly Markets Monitor for 7 September 2026, reporting that the dollar’s correlation with 30-year US Treasury yields has weakened sharply while its relationship with the 2-year yield remains intact. The measure is a rolling…
LBMA counts London’s 9,632 tonnes of vault gold in 12.5 kg standard bars
LBMA reported London vault holdings for end-August 2026 at 9,632 tonnes of gold, a 1.03% increase on the previous month, and stated the figure as approximately 770,571 gold bars. Silver holdings were 28,431 tonnes, up 0.77%. The series is reported…
People’s Bank of China raises gold reserves to 76.73 million fine ounces in August
The State Administration of Foreign Exchange published its official reserve assets table for 2026 on 7 September, recording China’s gold reserves at 76.73 million fine troy ounces at the end of August against 76.08 million at the end of July.…
Metals Focus tells CIBJO congress 9-carat gold jewellery is spreading in India
Gold jewellery’s share of total gold consumption has fallen back toward levels last seen during the pandemic, Matthew Piggott, director of gold and silver at Metals Focus, told the CIBJO Precious Metals Commission on 6 September 2026. He said 9-carat…
CIBJO presents Blue List first edition defining sustainable, responsible and ethical
CIBJO’s Jewellery Supply Chain Committee presented the first edition of the Blue List to the 2026 CIBJO Congress in Vicenza on 7 September 2026, the final day of the Congress. The document defines sustainable as delivering integrated and lasting socioeconomic…