For some central banks, stores of gold can offer a shield against financial sanctions.
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It’s famously the asset investors flock to in a financial storm. But over the past few months, the gold price has been on a roller coaster ride – and now plummeted.
In times of trouble people still turn to gold. What makes it a safe haven? Largely perceptions, based on its historical mystique.
You would think that anyone in the gold industry would be getting rich right now, but informal miners in many countries are missing out.
Since the demise of the gold standard in the early 1970s, the precious metal has gone through four distinct phases.
Everything you ever wanted to know about the big G.
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