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The ending of the Central Bank Gold Agreement signals that worries about central bank gold sales are firmly behind us. In fact, central bank buying is now a significant prop rather than a headwind to the gold market. Indeed, with significant European purchases this year, gold buying should break last year’s 51-year peak and support the gold price at close to its six-year high.

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