Hong Kong gold push delivers record US$732 million ETF inflows in April

As investors hedge against global risks, Hong Kong’s gold ETF inflows reinforce its emergence as a key trading centre. Hong Kong’s push to become a gold trading hub is beginning to bear fruit, with the city recording a surge in gold exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows in April as geopolitical tensions fuel investor demand for the yellow metal, according to industry …

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AI Gold Rush Meets Rare Earth Demand In WisdomTree’s New ETF Launch

WisdomTree Inc (NYSE:WT) launched the WisdomTree Efficient Rare Earth Plus Strategic Metals Fund (BATS:WDIG), a new actively managed ETF designed to tap into the rising demand for critical minerals powering artificial intelligence infrastructure, electrification, and advanced industrial technologies. The fund, launched last week, expands the asset manager’s lineup of capital-efficient thematic strategies. WDIG combines exposure to commodity futures and global mining equities tied to strategic metals and …

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The Power of Gold

Since the Iran war began on February 28, several corners of the financial market have behaved inunusual and unexpected ways, with gold prices being perhaps the most surprising. Gold has beena safe-haven asset for centuries, and investors have come to expect its value to rise in times ofcrisis or conflict. Indeed, many investors hold gold specifically to hedge against politicalinstability …

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