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Reuters: U.S. Imports Record Amount of Gold from Switzerland as Virus Upends Trade

Article by Peter Hobson in Reuters

Swiss exports of gold to the United States leapt to 111.7 tons in April — by far the biggest monthly total on record — while shipments to other destinations dwindled, customs data showed on Tuesday.

The global gold market has been turned on its head by the novel coronavirus, with demand in China and India collapsing due to lockdowns while in the West investors rushed to buy bullion as a safe asset to weather a period of financial turmoil.      

High prices on CME Group’s Comex exchange spurred shipments to New York.

Switzerland, a major trading, vaulting and refining center for precious metals, exported a total of 131.8 tons of gold in April, up from 96.2 tons in March but slightly lower than in April 2019.

The United States, which typically imports less than a ton of gold a month from Switzerland, accounted for 85% of that total.

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