Central Bank Hedging Triggered Gold Fever By Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Kuhaneetha Bai Kalaicelvan Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/03/central-bank-hedging-triggered-gold-fever/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=War_in_Iran_Middle_East_Threatens_Global_Agrifood_Systems_Torture_and_Physical_Abuse_of_Children_in_ KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Mar 24 2026 (IPS) - In mid-1971, US President Nixon ended the dollar’s gold peg at $35 per ounce, triggering de-dollarisation. The 2025 gold and silver rush followed private speculators trying to profit from central banks hedging against perceived new risks. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.