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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 bricks displayed at Hong Kong Gold Exchange. Photo: Edmond So

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Shanghai Gold Exchange

New US 10% global tariff will have ‘limited impact’ on Hong Kong: treasury chief

Christopher Hui cites city’s service-dominated economy as buffer and says US move highlights Hong Kong’s safe haven status.

Hong Kong stocks and gold start the Year of the Horse on a mixed note

Will Chinese AI chip designer Enflame’s Shanghai IPO be another blockbuster?

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Three of China’s stock exchanges have relaxed fundraising time thresholds on listed tech companies as Beijing pushes for self-reliance.

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The ‘one country, two systems’ framework, enshrined in the Basic Law and staunchly supported by the central government, has allowed the city to flourish.

Chinese gold, silver investors face gut check amid volatility, fund suspensions

Some retreat to the sidelines as another fund suspends new investments and futures plunge, while others remain determined to buy the dip.

Hong Kong stocks drop by most since November, led by mining, telecoms

Telecommunications firms drop after Chinese authorities raise value-added taxes, denting profit expectations.

Editorial | No better time for Hong Kong to strike its golden deal with Shanghai

Hong Kong’s ambitions to be a global hub for the trading and storage of the safe-haven asset get a lift from the spectacular gold rally.

Editorial | Hong Kong’s future as a financial centre looks golden

Tangible progress, including a gold trading deal with Shanghai, on display at the Asian Financial Forum shows the city is far from losing its edge.

.css-sioo19{color:#c79a00;}Explainer | Why Hong Kong’s gold ambitions run through Shanghai

As Hong Kong and Shanghai deepen cooperation in the gold market, officials are hailing the agreement as ‘the dawn of a new chapter’.

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A policy-backed push to build commercial space champions is reshaping China’s IPO pipeline, with regulators signalling faster pathways.

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Titled Co-creating New Horizons amid an Evolving Landscape, the annual government flagship event will run from January 26 to 27.

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Two cities set to sign memorandum of understanding at the 19th Asian Financial Forum next week, paving way for cross-border gold trade clearing.

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Listing is the first accepted under a fast-track process for pre-revenue rocket companies, as China prioritises space development.

Gold takes centre stage as Hong Kong builds commodities ecosystem

Hong Kong plans to build an international gold trading centre as part of a wider commodities hub push.

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Shanghai’s bourse has added the founders of robotics pioneers Unitree and AgiBot to its innovation committee.

Foreign fund flows into China lose steam even as stocks hit 10-year high

Chinese equities record net inflows of US$900 million in August, down from US$2.7 billion in July, Morgan Stanley says.

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Opinion | Those betting on Hong Kong’s bright future have backed a winner

Explainer | Why Hong Kong’s gold ambitions run through Shanghai