Swiss gold exports surged 44% month-over-month in June to the highest level since March, driven by bullion flowing back to UK vaults from the United States. Exports to the UK jumped dramatically to 83.8 metric tons – the highest since August 2019 – as gold that was shipped to the US earlier this year to cover potential tariff risks returned after President Trump excluded bullion from reciprocal tariffs in April. London vault holdings rose 2.1% to 8,776 tonnes, the highest since August 2023.

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Oil Crashed 11%. Gold Went Up. That Tells You Everything.
Oil crashed 11% on Friday when Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz. Gold went up. That rare divergence — oil down, gold up, same catalyst — signals that gold’s rally is driven by monetary forces, not geopolitical ones. The war premium left oil. The monetary premium stayed in gold. Here is what that means for precious metals investors watching the Fed’s next move.




