“Gold prices broke through the $2,000 per ounce barrier this week and are flirting with record highs as global economic uncertainty, a possible pause in Federal Reserve interest rate hikes and potential further trouble in the U.S. banking sector drive investors toward the precious metal.”
USAGOLD note: This article summarizes the World Gold Council’s Demand trends for the first quarter of 2023. Of interest, gold ETFs experienced “significant” inflows. Bar and coins demand was up 5% with the US posting its best quarter since 2010.