In recent months, the World Gold Council released a few interesting reports. What can we learn from the publications? We'll then supplement it with the view of the Fed policies. Will gold like the message? Gold Demand Trends Q2 2019 On August 1, the WGC published a new edition of its quarterly report on gold demand. According to the organization, the supply of gold grew 6 percent (recycling jumped 9 percent, while mine production increased 2 percent), while the demand for gold rose 8 percent year-over year to 1,123 tons in the second quarter of 2019. The main driver of the increase were record central banks' ... (full story)