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Gold Prices Rise as Dollar Eases from 18‑Month Peak
Spot gold climbs to $4,132.66 an ounce after the dollar pulls back, while traders weigh the possibility of another Fed rate hike this year.
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Gold Prices Slip as Investors Await Fed Minutes
Spot gold fell 0.3% to $4,150.23 per ounce as traders look for clues on future rate hikes from the Federal Reserve’s September meeting.
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Ghana Trade Surplus Shrinks 70% as Imports Surge in Q2 2026
The country’s surplus fell from US$4.3 billion in Q1 to US$1.3 billion in Q2, a 70% drop driven by a 47.5% jump in imports and a modest 1.6% decline in exports.
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Ghana’s Gold‑Driven Reserve Build‑Up May Undermine Fiscal Gains
S&P Global cautions that the country’s strategy to amass foreign reserves and gold could cost up to 2.6% of GDP in local‑currency terms, threatening recent public‑finance improvements.
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Gold Gains on Soft Dollar as U.S. Inflation Data Looms
Spot gold nudges up as the dollar weakens, while traders await key U.S. producer price index and consumer inflation releases that could influence the Fed’s rate path.
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Gold Holds Steady as U.S. Payrolls Data Looms
Spot gold trades flat at $4,477.10 per ounce ahead of the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report, with traders eyeing a possible Fed rate decision.
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Netherlands Relocates 86 Tonnes of Gold to London Amid Geopolitical Tensions
The Dutch central bank moved a massive gold reserve from North America to the Bank of England to enhance crisis readiness, citing rising geopolitical unrest.
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Obuasi SHTS Abuse: Adults Who Knew But Failed to Act Also Guilty
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