China continues to dominate gold-linked structured products, while global issuance went up by 22% in 2025 as investors flocked to safe-haven exposure.

Gold-linked structured products continued to dominate the commodities-linked structured products market in 2025, consolidating their position as the most popular commodity for investors globally. China remains the overwhelming leader in gold-linked product uptake, accounting for 95.7% of total sales volume in 2025 According to SRP data , China remains the overwhelming leader in gold-linked product uptake, accounting for 95.7% of total sales volume in 2025, a slight dip from 96.2% in 2024. S