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Q2 & H1 2018 World Gold Council Demand Trends

Global gold demand declined to the lowest level since 2009 in the first half of 2018 and we expect it to remain softover the coming months as a strong dollar, coupled with rising US interest rates, discourage purchases. This underpins our view that the price of gold is unlikely to recover this year.

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