Category: Gold
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Last call: Why SA’s discarded gold assets are now the world’s most compelling trade
At today’s record gold prices, a forgotten chapter of South Africa’s mining story is quietly reawakening. Once dismissed and written off, vast resources, dormant infrastructure, and hard-won geological knowledge are suddenly back in focus as economics shift dramatically. Investors who once looked elsewhere are beginning to reconsider what was abandoned at far lower prices. Beneath…
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FT: World’s central banks have spoken — gold is the new safe haven
For the first time, gold has dethroned US Treasuries as the world’s largest reserve asset — and a landmark ECB report shows just how dramatically the global financial order is shifting. With bullion now accounting for 27% of central bank reserves versus Treasuries’ 22%, the metal’s historic rally and relentless buying by China, India, Poland…