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Germany’s central bank completed its plan to repatriate the country’s gold reserves from New York and Paris, three years ahead of schedule . . . .

Gold exports from Switzerland totaled 170 mt (metric tons) in May, up 39% from 122 mt in April, Swiss federal customs data showed Thursday . . . .

Ahead of President Donald Trump’s major address before the joint sessions of Congress, one gold analyst said that Trump bullying and threatening style of government will be good for gold in the long run . . . .

The importance of measuring gold imports into the Chinese domestic gold market – which are prohibited from being exported – is to come to the best understanding on the division of above ground reserves in and outside the Chinese domestic market . . . .

It seems as if the tide has changed as the U.S. imported a record amount of gold from Switzerland in July . . . .

Gartman noted that Switzerland is a very important focal point for the gold trade although its importance has waned over the years, and interest has shifted towards Asia . . . .