Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 15
Singapore Launches Gold Clearing System by End-2026 as JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank Join
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 15

Singapore Launches Gold Clearing System by End-2026 as JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank Join

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 15

Summary

  • Singapore plans to roll out an over-the-counter gold-clearing mechanism by the end of 2026, adding market infrastructure to support its bullion ambitions.
  • Singapore Exchange will establish the system, while JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank are among the banks set to participate in the new clearing network.
  • Inter-bank gold trading on the platform is expected to build from next year, according to Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, who also chairs the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
  • The move is part of Singapore’s broader push to position the city-state as a hub in the global bullion market.

Insights

Is Singapore's gold exchange a safe haven for wealth or a new front in the de-dollarization movement?
As Asia’s gold hub race heats up, will Singapore’s stability trump Hong Kong’s ties to China?