| Precious metals research is conducted by | | | | for precious metals. |
| various consultancies and agencies. These | | | | |
| consultancies have a vast range of contacts | | | | Research data provides information to |
| and associates across the world. The research | | | | producers, consumers, brokers and bankers. |
| team consists of analysts and consultants. | | | | The research data is also valuable to |
| These consultancies publish various journals | | | | stockholders in the precious metals market. |
| and articles based on their research. They | | | | The research report helps strategic planners, |
| provide reliable and consistent data and | | | | international executives, import managers and |
| analysis and conduct annual surveys and | | | | export managers. Precious metals research |
| conferences. The research includes gold | | | | outlines the regional markets for imported |
| surveys, updates, silver surveys, platinum | | | | and exported gold. The report gives import |
| and palladium surveys, periodical surveys, | | | | and export values aggregated to regional and |
| mining reports, gold hedging reports and | | | | world totals. These values and ranking help |
| forecasting. | | | | the managers to prioritize markets. The total |
| | | | dollar volume and percentage share values can |
| Annual research on gold gives information | | | | be calculated through this report. |
| about the international market for gold. It | | | | |
| provides the analysis of developments in the | | | | Research helps to provide an independent |
| market, and statistics of gold trading. | | | | analysis of market developments. It specifies |
| Statistical data includes trade data and | | | | the economic, political and financial |
| stock movements. Research on silver consists | | | | environments that affect precious metals. |
| of analysis of investors, silver stock and | | | | Precious metals research helps in price |
| bullion flows. The features of research | | | | forecasting. Price forecasts include metal |
| include data about the main consuming and | | | | prices, economy forecasts and currency |
| producing countries. Current and future | | | | forecasts. |
| trends are assessed. Periodical research | | | | |
| surveys provide regular and up-to-date | | | | Consultancies conduct seminars for delegates |
| statistics of latest developments in gold, | | | | to meet with leading industry |
| silver, platinum and palladium markets. The | | | | representatives. They also provide investor |
| research highlights the main factors that | | | | relation support services and individual |
| affect the price of precious metals and gives | | | | consultancy services. |
| timely information on key market indicators | | | | |