SOFAZ, not Russia: The real source behind Azerbaijan’s gold exports
Reported by Latest news from Azerbaijan: “SOFAZ, not Russia: The real source behind Azerbaijan’s gold exports”. Gold settled at $4,530 an ounce on August 28, 2026 — $145.64 per gram, -2.88% on the day. The story touches Russia: we track local prices and customs flows for those.
The development may change short-term gold-price expectations. Confirmation requires comparing the headline with COMEX, the dollar, yields and trading volume. Thirty sessions later gold traded at $4,191 an ounce, -7.49% versus the date of the report. That is an observation about the market, not a consequence of one headline.
- COMEX price
- US Dollar Index
- US 10Y yield
- volume and momentum
- price confirmation
- trading volume
- cross-asset reaction
- reserve and import data: Russia
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