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LBMA 2026: Central banks find new reasons to increase official gold reserves - Kitco

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Central banks spent a decade accumulating gold below $2,000 an ounce. Now they're finding reasons to buy at $4,193 — two years into a Hormuz blockade, with the U.S. running a $1.9 trillion deficit and 10-year yields at 5.28%. What changed isn't the logic; it's the alternatives.

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