precious metals

Inflows into Asia-listed gold ETFs outpace those in other regions, and offset outflows in West

$The tokenisation of a real-world asset such as gold increases its accessibility by enabling fractional ownership and use in decentralised finance.$

Institutional and corporate accredited investors can subscribe to the token using stablecoins or fiat currencies

Emphasising sovereign-grade vaulting, internationally aligned standards can set the Republic apart: analysts

Strong investor participation in Singapore and wider Asia suggests metal’s long-term role as a hedge continues

Amid the Middle East war, bullion pullback is typical – it does this when uncertainty tips into full-blown crisis

The dollar falls as much as 0.3%, lifting gold as much as 1.6%

While precious metals can play a stabilising role in portfolios, allocations should ‘stay measured’, says the bank

Analysts attribute recent spikes in retail demand to wealth-preservation seeking rather than festive buying

The lender is also extending hours at its main branch gold counters for physical gold purchases or Gold Savings Account physical conversions

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Industry observers say thin liquidity and speculative unwinding are behind silver’s wild swings