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Shanghai Gold Exchange

Shanghai Gold Exchange
Shanghai Gold Exchange: A leading entity in the financial services and commodities exchange sector, headquartered in Shanghai, China. It facilitates trading, clearing, delivery, and vaulting services for gold, silver, and platinum, including physical and yuan-denominated contracts. Serving a diverse market of domestic and international institutions and investors, SGE is recognised as the world’s largest exchange for physical gold. Its recent opening of an offshore warehouse in Hong Kong underscores its strategic focus on internationalising China’s gold market and enhancing global influence in precious metals trading.
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Gold in Hong Kong

In Focus | Hong Kong is trying again to be a gold trading hub. Will it succeed this time?

De-dollarisation tailwinds, ecosystem buildout and mainland China’s support plus foreign backing give city’s ambitions credible momentum.

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Yuan

How a China gold vault network could promote the yuan’s international reach

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Gold in Hong Kong

HKEX gold futures smash delivery record as US sanctions reshape trade

Banking & finance

Hong Kong taps tech strength in joint venture to power gold settlement

Alibaba Cloud among partners chosen to create a platform for Hong Kong’s gold clearing and settlement system next year.

Gold bullion bars. Photo: AP
China stock market

Gold breakout rally sends Chinese bullion stocks near record highs

Sovereign-debt risks and reserve diversification seen helping revive investor optimism in the precious-metals market.

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China trade

Lab-made diamonds ride AI demand for chip cooling as China leads industrial boom

Exports surge in first half of year, as the superior heat dissipation of diamonds expands market beyond jewellery, positioning China for further growth.

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Gold in Hong Kong

Gold’s price potential still ‘explosive’ amid Beijing hoarding

Rising demand from central banks to drive a rebound despite temporary downside pressure from energy and interest rates, Goldman Sachs says.

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South Korea’s central bank announced earlier this week that it would end a 13-year hiatus on gold purchases. Photo: Reuters
China stock market

China’s stock account openings slow in July amid tech sell-off

The number of new accounts opened on the Shanghai Stock Exchange was down 7 per cent month on month.

China property

China’s investors snap up prime office space, betting on a property rebound

Commercial properties are changing hands at a much faster rate in Shanghai and other major cities, as investors bet on a market rebound.

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Gold in Hong Kong

HK’s gold imports set to rise after hitting 11-year high last month: analysts

Investor appetite, international precious metals trading hub ambitions drive growth as imports hit highest volume since late 2014.

Gold bars: Photo: Shutterstock
Banking & finance

Shanghai to launch ‘choke point’ tech funds, relax some pre-profit listing rules

The city will unveil dedicated funds and new offshore yuan channels while allowing pre-profit AI and nuclear fusion start-ups to list on the Star Market.

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A woman in Beijing walks by a display promoting the Star Market after its establishment in 2019. Photo: AP
Commodities

China’s resources deals turn gold mines into – gold mines

Chinese gold producers, after a buying spree for mines abroad, are cashing in as the metal’s price goes sky-high.

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Gold in Hong Kong

Hong Kong inaugurates trial operation of gold clearing and settlement system

Chief Executive John Lee announces ‘milestone’ for city’s gold trading ecosystem at Hong Kong FIC & Bond Connect Summit.

Banking & finance

Exclusive | Hong Kong to launch gold clearing and settlement system next week: sources

The city plans to process its first gold settlement on Tuesday, according to those familiar with the matter.

Pure gold bars in Shanghai on March 15. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
Banking & finance

Shanghai needed as finance hub, as Hong Kong ‘not enough’: proposal

Mainland hub is needed to ‘fully meet the special needs’ of Chinese firms expanding abroad, institute leader says in closed-door meeting.

A general view shows the city skyline and historic buildings in Shanghai on June 2. Photo: AFP
China technology

Opinion | Why China’s tech firms could be in for a rude IPO surprise

Public markets will not be swayed by a single big contract or impressive demonstration and will demand more of tech firms aiming for IPOs.

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Banking & finance

Major Chinese banks suspend individual gold trading amid global volatility

Risk controls intensify as banks seek to curb leveraged trading despite expectations of resilient long-term gold demand.

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CATL

China leads charge in energy storage, powered by battery progress

Battery-based grid storage is set for 150 per cent growth in China, as Beijing prioritises energy security and firms eye global markets.

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Artificial intelligence

Shanghai charts IPO path for cash-hungry AI labs racing against US

The move aims to support listings of ‘high-quality’ AI firms that have yet to form ‘a certain scale of revenue’.

IPO

China’s space start-ups eye IPO boom as SpaceX heads for record listing

China’s emerging aerospace firms are lining up to list as SpaceX’s blockbuster flotation shines a spotlight on the sector.

China consumption

Gold slump: China’s sales plunge as precious metal’s price dips

While China’s interest in gold is unlikely to fade, investment-grade product sales have dwindled after 15 months of retail growth.

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Gold sales have slumped in China as the global spot price drops amid consumer caution and an unstable economic outlook. Photo: Getty Images
China trade

Shanghai urged to unify incentives as EU firms in China flag rising challenges

European chamber pushes for ‘one Shanghai’ policy as survey reveals cross-border capital flow and market access barriers weigh on operations.

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Among Shanghai respondents in a survey, 68 per cent said the city had become a more difficult place to do business over the past year – the highest share among the European Chamber of Commerce in China’s regional chapters. Photo: Xinhua
Investing

Why more Hong Kong and mainland Chinese companies are building cash buffers

Cash holdings rise among traditional firms listed in Hong Kong and Shanghai as productive places to deploy capital dwindle, analysts say.

China's economic recovery

China’s corporate earnings lag behind stock market gains, survey finds

Equities post strong gains driven by improved market sentiment and tech optimism, though profit growth lags, a new survey shows.

China stock market

Chinese tech stocks buck regional trend, regain momentum after Xi-Trump meeting

Despite sell-offs in the Asia-Pacific region, investors continue to bet that China’s technology stocks will extend their blistering run.

A large screen shows the latest stock exchange and economic data in Shanghai. Photo: EPA
Gold in Hong Kong

Record gold ETF inflows lift Hong Kong’s global trading hub bid

As investors hedge against global risks, Hong Kong’s gold ETF inflows reinforce its emergence as a key trading centre.

Gold prices have risen more than 6 per cent this year, after gaining 64 per cent in 2025. Photo: EPA
Semiconductors

Exclusive | Baidu chip unit eyes US$14.7b valuation in Hong Kong IPO: sources

The company is seeking to list on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board, also known as the Star Market, of the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

Gold in Hong Kong

Editorial | Middle East war offers Hong Kong a golden opportunity

The war has driven home how well suited Hong Kong is to becoming an alternative to Dubai, a major gold trading hub.

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