[Alpha Analysis] Gold prices are collapsing, yet why are central banks buying gold… The cracks in dollar hegemony and the paradox of gold
Original headline[알파분석] 금값은 무너지는데 중앙은행은 왜 금을 사들이나…달러 패권의 균열과 금의 역설
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Gold prices fell to $3,889.40 per ounce on the 12th, a roughly one-year low, sliding more than 5.5% over three sessions as dollar strength, rising US Treasury yields and cash-raising to cover equity losses drove selling. Central banks are moving the other way: World Gold Council data show net official-sector purchases of 321 tonnes in Q3, up 42% year-on-year, bringing the January-September total to 675 tonnes. The divergence matters because it suggests reserve managers are accumulating gold as a hedge against dollar-hegemony risk even as speculative and private investors exit.
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