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The Great Central Bank Gold Rush: How Physical Gold Is Repricing Global Debt and Challenging the Dollar System

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The Great Central Bank Gold Rush

As central banks accumulate physical gold at historically extraordinary levels, the world is witnessing something far more consequential than a precious metals rally. A fundamental reassessment of sovereign debt, reserve assets and monetary credibility is underway—while America’s Treasury gold remains recorded at just $42.22 an ounce. For more than half a century, the global financial … Read more

Gold Tripled. Gold Mining Margins Went Up Sixfold.

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Gold Tripled. Gold Mining Margins Went Up Sixfold

The Richest Margins in Gold Mining History May Be the Part of the Bull Market Investors Still Haven’t Priced In Gold went from roughly $1,400 an ounce to $4,400 an ounce. That is spectacular. But it may not be the most important number in the gold market. Here is the number investors should be watching: … Read more

Venezuela’s Gold Reserves: When Sovereign Bullion Becomes Geopolitical Power

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Venezuela’s Gold Reserves

Venezuela’s gold story is no longer simply about how many tonnes sit in a central-bank vault. It is about custody, sanctions, sovereignty and the difference between owning an asset and actually controlling it. For generations, Venezuela was known primarily as an oil superpower. Yet as the country moved through currency crises, sanctions, declining oil revenues … Read more

The Truth About Gold: Is China Moving From Paper Promises to Physical Metal?

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The Truth About Gold: Is China Moving From Paper Promises to Physical Metal?

China is preparing to close an important door in the precious-metals market—and every serious gold investor should understand what happens next. On July 24, 2026, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, better known as ICBC, will stop providing individual customers with precious-metals trading services connected to the Shanghai Gold Exchange. Postal Savings Bank of … Read more

July 7: The Day Gold Settlement Moves East

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On July 7, Hong Kong is expected to process the first settlement through its new gold clearing and settlement system — a milestone that may be remembered as the moment Asia stopped merely consuming gold and began building the financial infrastructure to price, settle, store, and control it. For generations, the gold market has been … Read more

Gold at $5,400, $6,300, $7,200 — Is Wall Street Finally Pricing Fiat Weakness?

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The major banks are no longer whispering about gold. They are putting numbers on the board that would have sounded radical only a few years ago. Goldman Sachs has reaffirmed a 2026 year-end gold target of $5,400 per ounce, citing central bank demand, diversification away from traditional reserve assets, and the possibility of lower real … Read more

Former U.S. Mint Director Suggests We May Have Hit Peak Gold as Cost to Mine Skyrockets

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US MONEY RESERVE-Peak Gold as Cost to Mine Skyrockets

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Philip N. Diehl (35th Director of the U.S. Mint and President of U.S. Money Reserve) says “peak gold” may have already been reached or at the very least is fast approaching. Peak gold is the point at which the maximum rate of gold extraction is reached, after which mining will slowly decline … Read more

China’s Gold Market

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World Gold Council and ICBC Enter Into Strategic Partnership to Promote China’s Gold Market BEIJING, April 1, 2010 – World Gold Council (“WGC”) and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (“ICBC”) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for strategic cooperation within China’s gold market. This agreement will enhance the exchange of market information between … Read more

First U.S. gold ETF poised to launch

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The World Gold Council has filed its last registration statement with the SEC for an exchange-traded fund tied to gold bullion, signaling the ETF could be launched as soon as next week. The highly-anticipated fund would allow U.S. investors to invest directly in gold via an exchange-listed security for the first time. Gold ETFs have … Read more