De-Dollarization in Numbers: China has been quietly buying gold for years and why that matters

The gold rally gets explained the same way every time. Inflation fears. Nervous investors. Geopolitical tension. All true — but all missing the bigger story. Governments have been buying gold at a pace not seen since the 1950s. More than 40 central banks added to their reserves in 2025. China has been buying consistently for …

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Why war in the Middle East is a money problem, not just a geopolitical one

Most people are watching the Middle East conflict as a military story. But there is a second story running underneath it — one that will affect every household on the planet regardless of where they stand on the politics. Since US and Israeli strikes on Iran in early 2026, the Strait of Hormuz — through …

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