The gold desk
Market notes, written in plain English.
Weekly outlooks, price watch and simple guides from the Aurelo research desk.
Weekly outlook
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6 min read
Why central banks keep buying gold, and what it means for small savers
Central banks added more than 800 tonnes in the past year. We look at how that demand shapes the price you pay per gram.
Price watch
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4 min read
Gold holds near record as the dollar softens
A weaker dollar and steady ETF inflows kept gold close to its all-time high this week. Here is what moved the price.
Guides
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3 min read
Grams, karats and troy ounces: a 3 minute explainer
Gold has its own units and purity marks. This short guide explains what you are actually buying when you hold a gram.
Saving
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4 min read
The case for $5 a day: what four years of auto-save looks like
Small daily amounts add up faster than most people expect. We ran the numbers on four years of steady buying.
Vault
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5 min read
Inside our Q3 audit: how every bar gets counted
Twice a year an independent firm counts every bar we hold. Here is what they checked and what they found.