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We can even observe determinants of the life-cycle of commodity markets via present and historical sociopolitical and economic events. Other useful insights may come from national economic overviews, ...

Second, central banks hold large gold reserves. For example, the New York Federal Reserve Vault holds over 6,000 tons of gold — over 3% of all the gold in the world and more than a third more than ...