{"id":188282,"date":"2023-04-10T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/?p=188282"},"modified":"2023-04-10T12:41:56","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T16:41:56","slug":"gold-hits-yearly-high-as-central-banks-rush-to-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/commodities\/gold-hits-yearly-high-as-central-banks-rush-to-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold Hits Yearly High as Central Banks Rush to Buy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>China&#8217;s central bank continued to pile up its gold holdings for a fifth consecutive month, adding an additional 18 tons in March<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Global central banks continued accumulating their gold reserves in March, with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-04-07\/china-expands-gold-reserves-at-central-bank-for-fifth-month#:~:text=China%20boosted%20its%20gold%20reserves,on%20its%20website%20on%20Friday.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">China leading<\/a>&nbsp;that race after adding to its bullion holdings for a fifth straight month. This trend, which&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tokenist.com\/central-banks-bought-1136-tons-of-gold-in-2022-demand-surged-to-11-year-high\/\">picked up the pace<\/a>&nbsp;earlier this year, lifted gold prices to the highest in more than a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-china-bought-an-additional-18-tons-of-gold-in-march-total-holdings-now-sit-at-2-068-tons\">China Bought an Additional 18 Tons of Gold in March; Total Holdings Now Sit at 2,068 Tons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gold\u2019s price rose to its highest annual level earlier this week as global central banks continued to increase their holdings of the safe-haven metal, particularly in China. On Wednesday, the price breached the critical $2,000 threshold after receiving a boost from weaker-than-anticipated US economic data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gold.org\/goldhub\/gold-focus\/2023\/04\/central-banks-show-little-sign-buyer-fatigue-february\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Gold Council<\/a>&nbsp;(WGC), global central banks have accumulated bullion at the quickest pace in history in the first two months of 2023. More specifically, the banks purchased net 125 tons of gold in January and February, marking the highest amount on record for that period since they became net buyers 13 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China\u2019s central bank has been particularly committed to stocking up on gold, increasing its bullion reserves for a fifth consecutive month in March. According to new data released on Friday, the People\u2019s Bank of China added another 18 tons to its gold holdings last month, with the bank now holding a total of 2,068 tons of gold in its reserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past four months before March, China bought roughly 102 tons of bullion and was the biggest buyer in February after adding nearly 25 tons. China was also among the nations that purchased the highest amount of gold in January, alongside Turkey and Kazakhstan, according to WGC data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Major central banks worldwide have been flocking to the yellow metal amid geopolitical turmoil and record-high inflation. Central bank demand for gold grew for a second year in 2022 when inflation rose to the highest level in four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Cooling Labor Market and Troubled Dollar Among Gold Price Drivers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this week, the Labor Department reported&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/04\/04\/jolts-february-2023-.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tepid US economic data<\/a>, increasing the likelihood of slower rate hikes by the Federal Reserve despite growing concerns about oil-led inflation. The report showed that job openings declined to the lowest level in almost two years, suggesting that the labor market, one of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tokenist.com\/us-hourly-earnings-fail-to-keep-pace-with-inflation-for-the-23rd-consecutive-month\/\">major drivers<\/a>&nbsp;of US inflation, was cooling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The economic data weighed on the US dollar and Treasury yields, helping gold to breach the $2,000 mark. Spot gold hit $2,017.92 per ounce on Wednesday, while US gold futures rose to $2,038.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The weakening US economic data indicates that Fed\u2019s recent efforts to slow the labor market and other inflation sources may bear fruit. The US central bank has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tokenist.com\/march-brings-another-25-bps-hike-despite-worries-stemming-from-bank-crisis\/\">hiked benchmark interest rates<\/a>&nbsp;nine times since March 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally Posted April 7, 2023 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/tokenist.com\/gold-hits-yearly-high-as-central-banks-rush-to-buy\/\">Gold Hits Yearly High as Central Banks Rush to Buy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Disclosure: Tim Fries has no positions in any of the stocks mentioned, and has no plans to initiate any positions within the 72 hours following the publishing of this article. This article expresses the opinions of Tim Fries. Tokenist Media LLC has no position in any of the stocks mentioned, and does not plan to initiate any positions within 72 hours of the publishing of this article. Please consult our website policy for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China&#8217;s central bank continued to pile up its gold holdings for a fifth consecutive month, adding an additional 18 tons in 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