# UBS strategist says gold rally may continue on central bank demand, US fiscal concerns

UBS chief strategist Bhanu Baweja argues gold's rally may continue due to central bank demand and US fiscal concerns.

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Bhanu Baweja, chief strategist at UBS, wrote in the Financial Times that gold's rally may continue because central banks' rising gold demand and loss of confidence in US finances have become new structural supports for the metal's price. [^1]

The Bank of Russia sold 6 tonnes of gold in July 2026 and 50 tonnes since the beginning of 2026, reducing its total gold reserves to 2,277 tonnes, per WGC data. [^2]

The People's Bank of China purchased 20 tonnes of gold in July 2026, and its monthly gold purchases have been in double digits since May 2026, according to WGC data. [^3]

World Gold Council data showed that global central banks made net gold purchases of 23 tonnes in July 2026. [^4]

Baweja cited two periods showing the breakdown: from March 2022 to October 2023, US five-year real yields rose by more than 4 percentage points but gold rose 7% instead of falling about 55% as the historical relationship implied; in the following two years, real yields fell by less than 1 percentage point while gold rose 110%. [^5]

Global gold prices remain high after retreating from their winter 2025-2026 peaks. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. Bhanu Baweja, chief strategist at UBS, wrote in the Financial Times that gold's rally may continue because central banks' rising gold demand and loss of confidence in US finances have become new structural supports for the metal's price. (Ekonomim, News)
2. The Bank of Russia sold 6 tonnes of gold in July 2026 and 50 tonnes since the beginning of 2026, reducing its total gold reserves to 2,277 tonnes, per WGC data. (Lenta.ru, News)
3. The People's Bank of China purchased 20 tonnes of gold in July 2026, and its monthly gold purchases have been in double digits since May 2026, according to WGC data. (Lenta.ru, News)
4. World Gold Council data showed that global central banks made net gold purchases of 23 tonnes in July 2026. (Lenta.ru, News)
5. Baweja cited two periods showing the breakdown: from March 2022 to October 2023, US five-year real yields rose by more than 4 percentage points but gold rose 7% instead of falling about 55% as the historical relationship implied; in the following two years, real yields fell by less than 1 percentage point while gold rose 110%. (Ekonomim, News)
6. Global gold prices remain high after retreating from their winter 2025-2026 peaks. (Lenta.ru, News)

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