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On this day — July 18, 2025

Friday — typically a higher-volatility close to the week. US monthly non-farm payrolls publish on the first Friday of each month at 8:30 AM ET, the single most-watched economic data release for gold.

Day 199 of 365 · Q3 2025 · 54.5% through the year

July 2025 gold market: Asian physical demand underpins the rally

Bullish

Resilient Asian physical demand underpinned the trend.

Gold stayed strong through July, supported by resilient physical demand from Asia. China and India — the world's two largest gold consumers — continued to anchor global demand, while reserve diversification and firm investor confidence kept the bull market on track.

What drove gold in July 2025

  • strong physical demand from China and India
  • reserve diversification
  • investor confidence
  • steady ETF demand
Themes#Asian demand#physical demand#reserve diversification

What happened next

Renewed safe-haven and ETF flows drove gold to fresh highs in August.

For gold buyers

July highlighted gold's dual engine in 2025 — Western ETF money and Eastern physical demand pulling together.

Jul 18 across the years — 20222024

+44.0% over 2 years
20222024
YearJul 18 closevs prior
Jul 18, 2024$2,475.00+43.97%View
Jul 18, 2022$1,719.10View
Each row is the verified XAU/USD spot close for Jul 18 of that year. Click any row to open the full daily archive (with country tables for Jul 18, 2022+).