Editor’s Note
This article examines the surge in public interest in gold as a hedge against inflation, featuring insights from a senior executive with decades of experience in the bullion market. It explores current sales trends and the outlook for physical gold.
Amid persistent inflation and sharp price increases over recent years, interest in gold among the general public has reached unprecedented levels. What is happening at the front lines of physical gold sales? We interviewed Mr. Eiichiro Kato, Executive Officer and Head of the Asset-Use Precious Metals Department at Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K., who has over 30 years of experience in bullion trading and currently oversees the asset-use business, about the outlook for the gold market and sales trends.
