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"The Bank of Korea Joins In: Central Banks Resume Buying, ETF Inflows Rebound... Gold Prices Surge Again"

World Gold brief based on reporting by아시아경제
Brief

Reported by 아시아경제: “"The Bank of Korea Joins In: Central Banks Resume Buying, ETF Inflows Rebound... Gold Prices Surge Again"”. Gold settled at $4,364 an ounce on August 13, 2026 — $140.29 per gram, -1.03% on the day.

Why it matters

Official-sector buying or selling changes physical demand and long-term market expectations. Persistent purchases can support the market, but do not guarantee an immediate price increase. The COMEX settlement that session moved -1.03%, so the headline and the close diverge. The usual reason: an intraday move, a different currency, or a different horizon.

Transmission channels
  • official reserves
  • physical demand
  • currency confidence
  • long-term expectations
What to watch next
  • next reserve disclosure
  • net purchase volume
  • geographic breadth
Methodology and transparency

This World Gold brief is based on the headline and available metadata. We do not reproduce the publisher's article or add unverified details. The price on the date of the report is our own data: the daily COMEX futures settlement, converted to grams at 31.1035 g per troy ounce.

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