Safety No Longer? ETF Volatility in China Grips Gold

Published on February 18, 2026

Gold has always been one of the go-to assets when stomach-churning volatility forces queasy investors into safe havens. However, recent volatility has been challenging that safe haven narrative, and one of the drivers has been speculative trading activity in China ETFs.

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