--- title: "The Middle East conflict has temporarily cooled down, leading to a strong performance in the gold stock sector, with the Guotai Gold Stock ETF (517400) surging nearly 8%" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/282033371.md" description: "On April 8th, the short-term cooling of the Middle East conflict led to a strong performance in the gold stock sector, with the Guotai Gold ETF (517400) rising nearly 8%. The main driving factors include the easing of geopolitical tensions, liquidity recovery, rising expectations for interest rate cuts, and structural support from central bank gold purchases. Market expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut have intensified, and global central banks continue to increase their gold holdings, providing a solid bottom for gold prices. In the short term, the market is still focused on the progress of US-Iran negotiations, with high volatility in gold prices, but the medium to long-term allocation logic is further strengthened" datetime: "2026-04-08T11:43:13.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/282033371.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282033371.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/282033371.md) --- # The Middle East conflict has temporarily cooled down, leading to a strong performance in the gold stock sector, with the Guotai Gold Stock ETF (517400) surging nearly 8% On April 8th, the Middle East conflict temporarily cooled down, leading to a strong performance in the gold stock sector, with the Guotai Gold Stock ETF (517400) soaring nearly 8%. The core drivers of the collective strength in the gold sector this time are: 1. Geopolitical easing + liquidity recovery. The temporary cooling of the Middle East conflict has restored expectations for navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, and the passive selling caused by previous liquidity shocks has come to an end. Gold has returned from being a "liquidation asset" to its main role as a safe haven and inflation hedge. 2. Increased expectations for interest rate cuts. U.S. federal funds futures rose broadly today, with the December contract up 14 basis points, as market expectations for a rate cut by the Federal Reserve this year have heated up. 3. Structural support from central bank gold purchases. The People's Bank of China has increased its gold holdings for 17 consecutive months, and global central banks continued to net buy gold in March, with the Eurozone being the main buyer, significantly outpacing the reductions from individual countries like Turkey. Sovereign buying provides a solid bottom for gold prices. Relevant institutions indicate that in the short term, the market is still watching the progress of U.S.-Iran negotiations, and gold price volatility remains high. However, the sharp fluctuations driven by sentiment and liquidity have clearly subsided, further strengthening the medium to long-term allocation logic for gold: the trend of de-dollarization continues, global central banks are persistently buying gold, and gold's core value as a hedge against currency depreciation and credit risk remains unchanged. 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