{
  "id": 1650749,
  "title": "Retail investors return to gold market as prices rebound",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/retail-investors-return-to-gold-market-as-prices-rebound-1650749",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T06:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/others/20260818/retail-investors-return-to-gold-market-as-prices-rebound"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that individual investors in Korea are returning to the gold market after a three-month period of selling, as prices have rebounded following a steep correction. According to the Korea Exchange, retail investors net bought 133 billion won worth of gold on the KRX Gold Market between August 1 and last Friday, marking a significant turnaround from the selling trend that persisted through May through July. During this period, investors offloaded a total of 524 billion won worth of gold, with individual investors stepping up their purchases of gold-related exchange-traded funds as well. The resurgence in retail investment is attributed to a swift rally in international gold prices, driven by cooling U.S. inflation data and renewed expectations for Federal Reserve policy easing. Gold futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange reached a record closing high of $5,354.80 per ounce in early January.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Retail investors return to gold market as prices rebound",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/retail-investors-return-to-gold-market-as-prices-rebound",
        "published": "2026-08-18T05:52:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}