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Gold market retains small surplus; rising ETF demand offsets lower physical demand

Thomson Reuters GFMS expects the gold price to average $1 279/oz for 2016, compared with its previous forecast of $1 184/oz. In the second-quarter update of its 2016 Gold Survey, Thomson Reuters GFMS attributes the higher forecast to the “impressive gains” posted by gold so far this year and the changed sentiment stemming from increased economic and political uncertainty.