Gold
Central bank buying slowed in but demand remained robust at 186 tons
The BOK attributed the rise to higher non-dollar asset values, driven by a weaker U.S. dollar and investment gainsÂ
For the first time in a quarter-century, the share of the precious metal in the country’s international reserves exceeded 30 percent
National gold consumption in China declined 5.61 percent annually to 523.75 metric tons
Data showed that Asia was an outlier that registered inflows of $3.1 billion in H1 2024
