Hong Kong will sign an accord with Shanghai next week to establish a cross-border gold trade clearing system, a move the financial chief says will bolster the city’s push to become an international gold trading hub. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po revealed on Sunday that the city and the Shanghai Gold Exchange would sign a…
Hong Kong is putting gold at the centre of its push to become a global commodities trading hub, with officials prioritising plans for an international gold trading centre alongside a broader strategy to expand the city’s role in physical trade, derivatives and logistics. The government’s newly formed Commodity Strategy Committee held its first meeting on…
Gold () futures opened at $4,001 per ounce on Monday, up 0.5% from Friday’s close of $3,982.20. The price of gold has remained between $3,910 and $4,040 since October 28. Over the weekend, China announced a change to its gold tax policy. The country formerly allowed retailers to offset a 13% value-added tax when selling…
BEIJING, Nov 1 — China has abolished a long-standing tax incentive on gold sales in a move that could raise costs for consumers in one of the world’s largest bullion markets. Effective today, the Ministry of Finance announced that retailers will no longer be allowed to offset a value-added tax (VAT) when selling gold purchased…
The Shanghai Gold Exchange opened its first offshore warehouse in Hong Kong on Thursday, a move that is likely to bolster the international trading of its contracts. The vault witnessed several transactions of spot gold contracts after it became operational, according to a statement from Bank of China (Hong Kong), which runs the warehouse. Analysts…