Sifting through shifts in Asia Pacific gold trading | 24 Jul 2026 | Making Sense
1. Executive Briefing (TL;DR)
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Top Key Takeaways:
- Record Daily Volumes & Price Volatility: 2026 year-to-date average daily gold trading volumes hit ~$510B (vs. $370B in 2025), driven by all-time high price spikes above $5,400/oz before retracing toward $4,000/oz by mid-July [00:00:38].
- Institutional Strategy Shift: Systematic and macro hedge funds are increasingly utilizing trend-following and arbitrage strategies in gold, shifting away from using gold purely as a static macro hedge or speculative position [].
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