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Poland boosts gold reserves to 550 tonnes as central bank targets further expansion
WARSAW (Realist English). The National Bank of Poland has increased its gold reserves to around 550 tonnes, worth more than...
Gold eyes further gains in 2026 after a historic 60% rally, but outlook hinges on growth, rates and geopolitics
LONDON (Realist English). Gold surged more than 60% in 2025 — its strongest annual performance since 1979 — as geopolitical...
Goldman Sachs survey: Investors see gold hitting $5,000 by end-2026
LONDON (Realist English). Gold is on track for another historic year, and a new Goldman Sachs survey shows many institutional...
Gold leasing surges as wealthy investors seek yield from record-high bullion
LONDON (Realist English). With gold prices breaking record after record this year, a growing number of wealthy investors and family...
Gold’s retreat and the return of trust: what the latest correction tells us about global confidence
LONDON (Realist English). Just weeks after gold broke through the $4,000-per-ounce mark, the precious metal’s meteoric rally has stalled. Prices...
Italy’s gold reserves soar to record value as Rome resists calls to sell
ROME (Realist English). Italy, long accustomed to financial turbulence, is now quietly reaping the rewards of its enduring commitment to...
Ray Dalio urges investors to hold up to 15% of portfolios in gold as prices hit record highs
NEW YORK (Realist English). Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, has advised investors to allocate as much as 15% of...
Gold surges past $3,800 as US shutdown fears drive investors to safe haven
NEW YORK (Realist English). Gold prices climbed above $3,800 per troy ounce on Monday morning, extending a record-breaking rally ahead...
World Gold Council plans digital bullion to reshape $900bn London market
LONDON (Realist English). The World Gold Council (WGC) is preparing to launch a digital form of gold, in what could...
Taiwan fears US weapons use in Iran could aid China
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan has raised concerns that extensive US use of long-range cruise missiles in the war involving Iran...
Strait of Hormuz disruption sends shockwaves through global trade
LONDON (Realist English). Escalating military tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rapidly disrupting global shipping and energy markets, as...
Iran war puts Vice President JD Vance in difficult political position
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The ongoing war with Iran has placed US Vice President JD Vance in a politically sensitive position,...
Hormuz crisis reshapes global tanker market as shipping routes collapse
LONDON (Realist English). The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the escalation of the Iran war has triggered...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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