World Gold News
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe records 12,085.67 kg of Q2 gold deliveries to Fidelity
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe records 12,085.67 kg of gold delivered to Fidelity Gold Refinery (FGR) in the second quarter of 2026 in its Quarterly Economic Review for June 2026, 29.79% more than the 9,311.92 kg of the first quarter…
Peruvian Institute of Economics puts illegal gold at 54% of Peru’s first-half exports
Gold of illegal origin made up 54% of the volume Peru exported in the first half of 2026 and exceeded legally sourced exports by 8.7 tonnes, the Peruvian Institute of Economics (IPE) estimates in its release of 17 September 2026.…
Bank of China ends agency trading for individuals on the Shanghai Gold Exchange
Bank of China announced on 10 July 2026 that it would stop acting as agent for individual clients in auction trading on the Shanghai Gold Exchange from end-of-day clearing on 31 July, citing market risk. The contracts named in the…
HKMA considers Exchange Fund gold transfer to HKPMCC vaults in 2026 Policy Address
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is exploring the possibility of increasing the Exchange Fund’s gold holdings and participating in Hong Kong’s spot and futures markets, and is considering gradually transferring its physical gold holdings to designated vaults appointed by…
Deutsche Bank signs SGX memorandum to become a Loco Singapore gold clearing bank
Deutsche Bank has entered a Memorandum of Understanding with Singapore Exchange and other industry participants to act as a gold clearing bank for Loco Singapore, in a media release dated 14 June 2026. Loco Singapore is an over-the-counter gold clearing…
World Gold Council estimates India’s August gold imports at 15–20 tonnes gross
The World Gold Council’s India gold market update of 17 September 2026 estimates India’s gross gold imports in August at 15–20 tonnes. The update puts the discount of domestic prices to import parity, which the World Gold Council defines as…
Hong Kong Government makes gold the entry point of its 2026-2030 five-year plan
Paragraph 2.12 of Part 2 of Hong Kong’s First Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development (2026-2030), announced by the Chief Executive, John Lee, at the Legislative Council on 16 September 2026, states that the Government will develop a commodity…
Ruto plans ban on unprocessed gold exports, with Central Bank of Kenya buying first
President William Ruto said on 14 September 2026, at a media engagement at Kisumu State Lodge, that exporting gold from Kenya without processing and outside approved government channels will be made illegal, with the Central Bank of Kenya as the…
HKMA weighs moving Exchange Fund gold into HKPMCC-designated vaults
Paragraph 45 of the Chief Executive’s 2026 Policy Address, released by the HKSAR Government on 16 September 2026, records that the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is exploring whether to increase the Exchange Fund’s gold holdings and to participate in…