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Rescue workers at the informal al-Zara mine have been searching interconnected shafts with little machinery, exposing the human cost of Sudan’s largely artisanal gold industry. At least 82 people…
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Gold’s August rally is increasingly being tied to concerns over U.S. debt, the dollar, and the Treasury market. The latest pullback has not erased that bigger story.…
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Gold has retreated for two consecutive daily readings on GoldRates after a rapid August advance. Sticky U.S. inflation, a firmer dollar, and higher Treasury yields are now…
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China’s relationship with gold is changing. The country is still buying bullion for its official reserves, but the bigger story may be what it is trying to…
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Gold-backed ETFs recorded their strongest weekly inflow in 10 months as bullion pushed to a three-month high. The shift matters because it suggests August’s rally is attracting…
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Washington has explicitly added gold to five Iranian economic sectors exposed to wider secondary sanctions risk. The immediate market reaction has been measured, but the policy could…
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Gold investors usually watch the Federal Reserve, inflation, and the U.S. dollar. Right now, another market deserves just as much attention: long-term U.S. government bonds. The…
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Gold has experienced one of its most volatile years in recent memory. It reached a record above $5,400 an ounce in January 2026, fell towards $4,000…
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Gold surged more than 4% on Wednesday, August 19, pushing back above $4,500 an ounce after an unusual move in the U.S. government bond market. By…
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Gold has pushed back above $4,500 an ounce after one of its strongest sessions in recent weeks, even as the latest Federal Reserve minutes showed that some…
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