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Why Diesel Prices Are the Real Story and What They Mean for Gold Investors

The Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates by another 25 basis points has drawn market attention, with 10-year Treasury yields exceeding 5%. However, Laurent Morel believe investors are overemphasizing the Fed's actions. While central banks can influence demand through borrowing costs, they cannot address physical supply constraints, no rate hike can produce an extra…

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Gold’s +125% Surge Since 2023 Defies Rate Hikes: Fed’s First 2026 Increase Triggers “Buy the Fact” Rebound Toward $4,344

Summary. Quantitative Analysis of Gold Performance (+123% Since September 2023) and 2026-2027 Projections Post-Fed Decision A. Executive Summary. Gold spot price (Sept 18, 2026): $4,344.67, consolidating post-Fed. - Performance since Sept 2023: +125%, indicating a structural bull market. - Fed decision (Sept 16, 2026): Raised rates by 25 bps to 3.75-4.00%, the first hike since…

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Why Analysts Say It’s Not Too Late to Bet on Gold for Long-Term Gains

https://www.steelldy-indices.com Despite acknowledging potential short-term headwinds, analysts remain broadly optimistic about gold's future price trajectory, with many expecting continued growth over the next several years. The path to $6,000 per ounce remains open, even after a correction in 2026. Central banks continue to diversify their reserves aggressively, a major driver of demand. After the escalation…

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Project Agorá, major BIS Innovation Hub initiative

Project Agorá (Greek for “marketplace”) is a major BIS Innovation Hub initiative launched in April 2024. It is a public-private collaboration exploring the tokenization of wholesale central bank money (wCBDC or tokenized reserves) and commercial bank deposits on a multi-currency unified ledger—a programmable platform—to improve wholesale cross-border payments while preserving the two-tier monetary system (central…

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Technical details on smart contracts for Ethereum-based repo tokenization pilots

Technical details on smart contracts for Ethereum-based repo tokenization pilots (e.g., Société Générale–Forge/Banque de France 2024 repo, UBS, Les Gardiennes collaborations, and related UBS uMINT/Project Guardian work) are not fully open-sourced or published in complete audited code form. These are institutional, regulated deployments focused on compliance, so details come from whitepapers, audits, press releases, and…

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Ethereum-based repo (repurchase agreement) tokenization pilots

Ethereum-based repo (repurchase agreement) tokenization pilots are primarily led by major European and Swiss institutions, building on 2024 experiments and advancing into collaborative explorations and deployments by early 2026. These focus on using Ethereum's public blockchain for collateral (e.g., tokenized bonds or funds), with interoperability to central bank systems for CBDC settlement, aiming to automate…

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