The global economy was flashing danger signs long before the pandemic. For one thing, many countries were clamouring to get hold of as much gold as possible. For the past decade, they have been buying new reserves and bringing it home from overseas storage to an extent never seen in modern times. Then just before the pandemic, there was a pause. What does all this mean? Central banks added 650 tons to their reserves in 2019, the second highest shift in 50 years , after the 656 tons added in 2018. Before the 2007-09 financial crisis, central banks […]

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