Mike Maharrey
Mike Maharrey is a journalist and market analyst for MoneyMetals.com with over a decade of experience in precious metals. He holds a BS in accounting from the University of Kentucky and a BA in journalism from the University of South Florida.
Mike Maharrey Articles
Chinese investors are pouring money into gold. China accounted for more than half of gold flows into ETFs globally last month, and Q1 Chinese demand for gold bars and coins hit the second-highest quarterly level on record.
Record gold prices drove first-quarter demand in 2025 to the highest level since 2016. The LBMA gold price hit multiple record highs in Q1, with the average price coming in at $2,860 an ounce. That was a 38 percent year-on-year increase.
Central banks continued to stockpile gold in the first quarter. Official net gold purchases came in at 244 tonnes, 21 percent below Q1 2024 (310 tonnes), but 25 percent above the five-year quarterly average. As the World Gold Council put...
You won't likely come across a gold bar with a price tag hanging off it, but of course, it does have a price. Have you ever wondered who sets that price?
Despite record gold prices in rupee terms, gold imports into India rebounded in March after two months of decline. India is the second-largest gold market in the world.
Investors continued to pour into the Chinese gold market in March as prices surged to new records. China ranks as the world’s largest gold market.
Gold’s record run has been nothing short of astounding, and it appears the bulls have plenty of strength left in them.
Demand for gold is so strong in China that the government has allocated additional gold import quotas for commercial banks. According to a Bloomberg article, strong haven demand from institutional and retail investors led to the move.
The American economy is a bubble. The thing about bubbles is that they eventually pop. All they need is a pin.
Last week was a wild one for investors, with stocks whipsawing in a storm of volatility and uncertainty. When the dust settled, gold was the last safe haven standing.
