CITIC Securities: The rise in gold prices since March may be closely related to trading speculative factors
CITIC Securities research report pointed out that since October 2023, the rise in gold prices has been more pronounced. We believe that this is primarily related to the increased demand for central bank gold purchases and gold consumption demand. However, the abnormal rise in gold prices since March this year may be driven by speculative trading factors. Since October 2023, the absolute value of global gold reserves has generally been on the rise, providing support for the rise in gold prices over the past half year. At the same time, the consumption of gold jewelry globally in the fourth quarter of 2023 has significantly increased, which also supports the rise in gold prices from October to December last year. Since early March, speculative long positions in gold have increased significantly, including both professional investors and retail investors, indicating that the rise in gold prices since March this year may be closely related to trading speculative factors.



