Geopolitical risks are driving demand for ETFs

Advertisement - This article is distributed on behalf of U.S. GoldMining Inc. and Amex Exploration Inc., with which SRC swiss resource capital AG has paid IR advisory agreements · Publisher: SRC swiss resource capital AG · Author: Ingrid Heinritzi · First published: May 12, 2026, 6:30 a.m. Zurich/Berlin ·

The structural uptrend has not yet resumed. The gold price appears to be in a holding pattern. In any case, ETF inflows were strong in April, particularly in Europe. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has not yet lost its terror. On the contrary, fears in Europe regarding the consequences of the closure appear to be intensifying, and with them, ETF inflows. ETFs also recorded inflows in Asia and the U.S. The crisis is not yet over, but there is optimism.

From a technical analysis perspective, the long-term uptrend continues, although gold’s appeal as a safe haven has likely waned somewhat. While demand from central banks remains solid, the crisis has shown that gold is viewed as a liquidity hedge. On the one hand , interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve have receded somewhat into the distance, but on the other hand , there are still growing risks of stagflation. The reasons for investing in gold have been reinforced by the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz.

These include inflation fears, diversification of currency reserves, and geopolitical risks.  Bonds are less suitable for diversification in times of inflation. What is needed now is a catalyst to sustainably boost the gold price again, and it will come in one form or another.

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Current company information and press releases from Amex Exploration (- https://www.resource-capital.ch/de/unternehmen/amex-exploration-inc/ -) and U.S. GoldMining (- https://www.resource-capital.ch/de/unternehmen/us-goldmining-inc/ -).

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Sources: Amex Exploration, U.S. GoldMining,

https://www.gold.org/goldhub/research/gold-market-commentary-april-2026?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=GOLDHUB%3A+Your+Week;

https://www.resource-capital.ch/de/reports/ansicht/edelmetall-report-2025-04/.

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