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Goldman Sachs co-head says gold is his favorite commodity

2 reasons. The most important reason is that we think that central bank demand for gold, will structure your main higher.

The second reason is gold is a great hedge against tariff escalation concerns about debt sustainability. Daan Struyven, Goldman Sachs co-head of global commodities research

Source – CNBC / Video

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Gold rate in major cities in India

The second-largest consumer of gold in the country is India, after China. The country meets majority of its demand for gold through imports, along with locally recycled bullion.

Source – ABP News

All cities with gold rates listed in the link

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Gold prices keep getting higher

The price of gold rose 1.4% to $2,941 per troy ounce in trading Tuesday, putting it 0.2% off its record high notched last week, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

“After missing several (brief/ shallow) buying opportunities in 2024, investors are likely wary of repeating the same patterns and may want to take advantage of corrections sooner this time around,” analysts wrote.

Source – Barron’s

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Is the gold at Fort Knox there?

Musk has cast doubt on whether the gold remains at Fort Knox, writing on X: “This gold is the property of the American people. I sure hope it’s still there!”

“Who is confirming that gold wasn’t stolen from Fort Knox?” Musk also posted.

Source – ABC News

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Gold Horse Minerals drilling identifies gold targets

Considering we only listed on the ASX in December 2024, it is pleasing that we have already reported multiple targets from our geochemical survey, achieved excellent results at the Hakes Find project and now unveiled some exceptional intercepts at Hopes Hill

As the Phase 1 drill program continues over the next three to four weeks, our aim is to validate the historic drill results, refine our targeting practices to allow for further follow-up resource development and target depth and down-plunge opportunities in the high-grade zones that we are seeing in the current drilling

Source – Trading View

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Goldman Sachs Group Inc raised gold to $3,100

Should uncertainty over economic policy persist, including on tariffs, bullion could hit $3,300 an ounce on higher speculative positioning

Rising fears of inflation and fiscal risks “may push central banks — especially those holding large US Treasury reserves — to buy more gold

Source – Bloomberg

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Riversgold secures 80% stake in Kalgoorlie Gold Project

Riversgold Ltd has exercised its option to acquire an 80% interest in the Kalgoorlie Gold Project’s Northern Zone in Western Australia after meeting the required A$600,000 minimum exploration expenditure.

Exploration efforts have identified a significant blind porphyry gold system, with widths of up to 600 metres and mineralisation extending beyond 400 metres in depth.

Source – Proactive Investors

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Platinum jewelry steadily recovering

The platinum jewellery market decline now appears to have stabilised, with year-on-year growth of 5% estimated for 2024 and 2% year-on-year growth forecast for this year, when total platinum jewellery demand is expected to reach 1.98-million ounces, the organisation points out. 

PGI points out that in most markets, platinum jewellery is 950 parts per thousand, compared with 18 ct gold which is 750. 

Source – Mining Weekly

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