Growing fears that the U.S. economy will see lower growth and higher inflation have finally pushed investors off the sidelines and into gold in a meaningful way, according to the latest research from the World Gold Council.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nWhile the gold market has seen solid inflows into gold-backed exchange-traded funds since the start of the year, the March flow data from the WGC showed a broad-based increase in all major regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the report, North American-listed funds represented 61% of total inflows, while European markets accounted for about 22% of demand and Asian markets represented 16% of global inflows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
European demand has been the missing piece, underperforming within the gold market for the last few months compared to other regions. However, the WGC noted that these funds are starting to catch up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFirst quarter flows in Europe of US$4.6bn stood out as the strongest quarter since Q1 2020,\u201d the analysts said in the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In total, 92 tonnes of gold, valued at $8.6 billion, flowed into global ETFs last month. Meanwhile, 226 tonnes of gold, valued at $21 billion, flowed into ETFs in the first quarter, marking the second highest quarterly level in dollar terms, only behind the second quarter of 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a regional breakdown, North American ETFs saw their gold holdings increase by 67.4 tonnes last month. The analysts said that demand continues to be driven by the usual factors, including solid momentum coupled with economic chaos and geopolitical uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAdditionally, equity pullbacks, due to growth concerns and market liquidity worries amid ongoing quantitative tightening, further pushed up investor demand for safe-haven assets,\u201d the analysts said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, European-listed funds saw inflows of 13.7 tonnes. The report said the UK, Switzerland, and Germany all saw an increase in gold holdings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAlthough the Bank of England made no changes to its benchmark rate during its March meeting, a cloudy growth outlook further weighed by US tariff concerns, weak stock market performance, and the gold price surge drove demand higher in the UK,\u201d the analysts said. \u201cEqually, despite a jump in the 10-year German Bund yield in early March amid Germany\u2019s massive spending plan, investors in Europe continue to add gold ETFs to their portfolios as the ECB\u2019s March cut encouraged further easing expectations and US tariff risks loom over the growth outlook.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finally, Asia-based funds saw inflows of 9.5 tonnes last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cChina and Japan dominated demand in March, both likely driven by rocketing gold price performances, which dwarfed other assets in the month, and roaring global trade policy risks,\u201d the analysts said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although there is a risk that gold\u2019s rally becomes unsustainable, the WGC said the market is backed by solid momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe extent and speed of gold\u2019s rally have drawn out comparisons to previous peaks. While there are headwinds that the gold market will naturally face in this environment, our analysis also suggests that current macroeconomic conditions are quite different from prior periods when the gold market reached previous highs,\u201d the analysts said in the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe willingness to hold and reluctance to sell \u2013 given current extreme policy uncertainty \u2013 could generate real momentum,\u201d they added. \u201cBy historical standards, the current rally isn\u2019t particularly large or long. And comparing the current rally to the recent 2011 and 2020 peaks highlights that, relatively speaking, fundamentals look more solid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Neils Christensen – 4-10-2025 Growing fears that the U.S. economy will see lower growth and higher inflation have finally pushed investors off the sidelines and into gold in a meaningful way, according to the latest research from the World Gold Council. While the gold market has seen solid inflows into gold-backed exchange-traded funds since … Continue reading “Gold demand surges amid economic uncertainty: World Gold Council reports broad global inflows”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nGold demand surges amid economic uncertainty: World Gold Council reports broad global inflows - Gold Silver Desk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gold demand surges amid economic uncertainty: World Gold Council reports broad global inflows\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Neils Christensen – 4-10-2025 Growing fears that the U.S. economy will see lower growth and higher inflation have finally pushed investors off the sidelines and into gold in a meaningful way, according to the latest research from the World Gold Council. While the gold market has seen solid inflows into gold-backed exchange-traded funds since … Continue reading "Gold demand surges amid economic uncertainty: World Gold Council reports broad global inflows"\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gold Silver Desk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-11T19:51:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-11T19:53:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gold-demand-surges-4-11-25-1024x578.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"david@goldsilverdesk.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"david@goldsilverdesk.com\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goldsilverdesk.com\\\/news\\\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goldsilverdesk.com\\\/news\\\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"david@goldsilverdesk.com\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goldsilverdesk.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7985cc77bfb2b705aec4b5dd3e07c748\"},\"headline\":\"Gold demand surges amid economic uncertainty: World Gold Council reports broad global inflows\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-11T19:51:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-11T19:53:03+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goldsilverdesk.com\\\/news\\\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":560,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goldsilverdesk.com\\\/news\\\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goldsilverdesk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/gold-demand-surges-4-11-25-1024x578.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goldsilverdesk.com\\\/news\\\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goldsilverdesk.com\\\/news\\\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\\\/\",\"name\":\"Gold demand surges amid economic uncertainty: World Gold Council reports broad global inflows - Gold Silver Desk\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goldsilverdesk.com\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goldsilverdesk.com\\\/news\\\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goldsilverdesk.com\\\/news\\\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goldsilverdesk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/gold-demand-surges-4-11-25-1024x578.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-11T19:51:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-11T19:53:03+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goldsilverdesk.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7985cc77bfb2b705aec4b5dd3e07c748\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goldsilverdesk.com\\\/news\\\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/goldsilverdesk.com\\\/news\\\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goldsilverdesk.com\\\/news\\\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/goldsilverdesk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/gold-demand-surges-4-11-25.jpg?fit=1201%2C678&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/goldsilverdesk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/gold-demand-surges-4-11-25.jpg?fit=1201%2C678&ssl=1\",\"width\":1201,\"height\":678},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goldsilverdesk.com\\\/news\\\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goldsilverdesk.com\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Gold demand surges amid economic uncertainty: World Gold Council reports broad global inflows\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goldsilverdesk.com\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goldsilverdesk.com\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"Gold Silver Desk\",\"description\":\"News & Updates\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goldsilverdesk.com\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goldsilverdesk.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7985cc77bfb2b705aec4b5dd3e07c748\",\"name\":\"david@goldsilverdesk.com\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e52e0f2f305d2567097388bf97cd337a71d295657cbbe22b9ef4e013770a424e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e52e0f2f305d2567097388bf97cd337a71d295657cbbe22b9ef4e013770a424e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e52e0f2f305d2567097388bf97cd337a71d295657cbbe22b9ef4e013770a424e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"david@goldsilverdesk.com\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goldsilverdesk.com\\\/news\\\/author\\\/dmweishaarverizon-net\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Gold demand surges amid economic uncertainty: World Gold Council reports broad global inflows - Gold Silver Desk","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Gold demand surges amid economic uncertainty: World Gold Council reports broad global inflows","og_description":"By Neils Christensen – 4-10-2025 Growing fears that the U.S. economy will see lower growth and higher inflation have finally pushed investors off the sidelines and into gold in a meaningful way, according to the latest research from the World Gold Council. While the gold market has seen solid inflows into gold-backed exchange-traded funds since … Continue reading \"Gold demand surges amid economic uncertainty: World Gold Council reports broad global inflows\"","og_url":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\/","og_site_name":"Gold Silver Desk","article_published_time":"2025-04-11T19:51:33+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-04-11T19:53:03+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gold-demand-surges-4-11-25-1024x578.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"david@goldsilverdesk.com","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"david@goldsilverdesk.com","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\/"},"author":{"name":"david@goldsilverdesk.com","@id":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/7985cc77bfb2b705aec4b5dd3e07c748"},"headline":"Gold demand surges amid economic uncertainty: World Gold Council reports broad global inflows","datePublished":"2025-04-11T19:51:33+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-11T19:53:03+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\/"},"wordCount":560,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gold-demand-surges-4-11-25-1024x578.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\/","url":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\/","name":"Gold demand surges amid economic uncertainty: World Gold Council reports broad global inflows - Gold Silver Desk","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gold-demand-surges-4-11-25-1024x578.jpg","datePublished":"2025-04-11T19:51:33+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-11T19:53:03+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/7985cc77bfb2b705aec4b5dd3e07c748"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gold-demand-surges-4-11-25.jpg?fit=1201%2C678&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gold-demand-surges-4-11-25.jpg?fit=1201%2C678&ssl=1","width":1201,"height":678},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/gold-demand-surges-amid-economic-uncertainty-world-gold-council-reports-broad-global-inflows\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Gold demand surges amid economic uncertainty: World Gold Council reports broad global inflows"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/","name":"Gold Silver Desk","description":"News & Updates","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/7985cc77bfb2b705aec4b5dd3e07c748","name":"david@goldsilverdesk.com","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e52e0f2f305d2567097388bf97cd337a71d295657cbbe22b9ef4e013770a424e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e52e0f2f305d2567097388bf97cd337a71d295657cbbe22b9ef4e013770a424e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e52e0f2f305d2567097388bf97cd337a71d295657cbbe22b9ef4e013770a424e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"david@goldsilverdesk.com"},"url":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/author\/dmweishaarverizon-net\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=713"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":716,"href":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/713\/revisions\/716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goldsilverdesk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gold-demand-surges-4-11-25.jpg?resize=840%2C474&ssl=1\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n