Nomi Prins: Why Dollar Weaponization Drives Gold Buying When the U.S. weaponizes the dollar, foreign central banks buy more gold. Nomi Prins explains how sanctions, frozen reserves, de-dollarization, and currency risk are reshaping central-bank gold de
Reported by LinkedIn: “Nomi Prins: Why Dollar Weaponization Drives Gold Buying When the U.S. weaponizes the dollar, foreign central banks buy more gold. Nomi Prins explains how sanctions, frozen reserves, de-dollarization, and currency risk are reshaping central-bank gold de”. Gold settled at $4,168 an ounce on September 28, 2026 — $134.02 per gram, -3.54% on the day. The story touches the United States: we track local prices and customs flows for those.
Official-sector buying or selling changes physical demand and long-term market expectations. Persistent purchases can support the market, but do not guarantee an immediate price increase.
- official reserves
- physical demand
- currency confidence
- long-term expectations
- next reserve disclosure
- net purchase volume
- geographic breadth
- reserve and import data: the United States
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