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Saudi Arabia
2 analyses on how Saudi Arabia is shaping the gold market.
Geopolitics & Gold
The Pipeline Around Hormuz Closed. Gold Fell Again.
Drones launched from Iraq shut the Saudi pipeline that carried crude around a near-closed Strait of Hormuz. Brent neared $110, US inflation ran hotter, and for the second time this summer gold fell into a Gulf crisis instead of rising with it — for the same reason as in July.
15 September 2026 · 7 min read
Geopolitics & Gold
The Gulf States' Quiet Pivot from Dollar Reserves
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are quietly diversifying reserves away from the dollar. Gold is a primary beneficiary of a strategic realignment decades in the making.
19 March 2026 · 4 min readBrowse Other Topics
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