Gold Erases Early Rally as WGC Reports First-Half Central Bank Buying at Lowest Since 2022
Reported by BullionVault: “Gold Erases Early Rally as WGC Reports First-Half Central Bank Buying at Lowest Since 2022”. Gold settled at $4,091 an ounce on August 3, 2026 — $131.51 per gram, -0.40% on the day.
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. Thirty sessions later gold traded at $4,333 an ounce, +5.92% versus the date of the report. That is an observation about the market, not a consequence of one headline.
- official reserves
- physical demand
- currency confidence
- long-term expectations
- next reserve disclosure
- net purchase volume
- geographic breadth
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