The spot price of Gold resumed its upward momentum in late July (following a brief retreat from then record highs earlier in the month), pushing above $2500 per troy ounce for the first time in mid-August and remaining above this mark at the end of the month, NAB commodity strategists note.

Central banks appear to be key drivers of Gold

“Gold demand may have benefited from the turbulence in financial markets in early August – with equity markets, other commodity prices and bond yields falling on recession fears in the US and an unwinding of the Yen carry trade (following the Bank of Japan hiking policy rates).”

“Central banks appear to be key drivers of Gold demand over recent quarters. Given that Gold has remained well above our previous price forecasts, we have revised our outlook. We expect Gold to average US$2315/oz in 2024 and edge only marginally lower to US$2290/oz in 2025.”