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The World Gold Council recently released the "Global Gold Demand Trends Report for the First Quarter of 2025", showing that the total global gold demand in the first quarter (including off-exchange trading) reached 1206 tons, an increase of 1% compared to the same period last year. The recovery in gold ETF demand drove the total gold investment demand in the first quarter to more than double to 552 tons, an increase of 170% year-on-year, reaching the highest quarterly level since the first quarter of 2022. Looking at the Chinese market, the demand for gold ETFs in the first quarter surged simultaneously, with around 16.7 billion RMB flowing in, reaching a historical high. The sharp increase in gold prices and unprecedented inflows drove the total assets under management (AUM) and total holdings of gold ETFs to break historical records, reaching 101 billion RMB and 138 tons, respectively. In addition, the total demand for gold bars and coins in the second quarter increased by 3% year-on-year to 325 tons, setting the second highest quarterly record for gold bar and coin demand. (Source: Securities Daily)