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Gold Steady Near $4,400: U.S. ETF Outflows vs. Record Central Bank Buying | Analysis - News and Statistics

World Gold brief based on reporting byIndexBox
Brief

Reported by IndexBox: “Gold Steady Near $4,400: U.S. ETF Outflows vs. Record Central Bank Buying | Analysis - News and Statistics”. Gold settled at $4,380 an ounce on August 14, 2026 — $140.83 per gram, +0.38% on the day. The headline carries a figure: $4,400 — quoted as published, not independently verified. The story touches the United States: we track local prices and customs flows for those.

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. Checked against our data: the trailing twelve-month high is $5,318 (January 29, 2026), so that day's settlement was not a record. The headline may refer to another market — spot, a local currency — or to an intraday print.

Transmission channels
  • official reserves
  • physical demand
  • currency confidence
  • long-term expectations
What to watch next
  • next reserve disclosure
  • net purchase volume
  • geographic breadth
  • official confirmation of $4,400
  • reserve and import data: the United States
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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