[world Gold Council: recession fears support Global Gold ETF inflows] May 12, the World Gold Council released news that although the inflow rate was slower than that in March, global physical gold ETFs maintained positive demand in April. From a sub-regional point of view, gold ETF inflows have been realized in all regions of the world except Europe. Of this total, the North American gold ETF fund has a total net inflow of about $1.8 billion year-to-date, much more than any other region.