Central banks keep buying gold. What are they hedging against?

Reserve managers rarely explain their choices. Their purchases still say a lot about how they read sanctions risk and the dollar.

Gold bars in a central bank vault
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Reserve managers rarely explain their choices. Their purchases still say a lot about how they read sanctions risk and the dollar.

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