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Gold prices rise due to international tensions, the weakening of the dollar and the purchase of gold from central banks Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 Gold & Co

Gold is at its highest for six years. This raw material rose all week and reached its highest level since 2013, at 1,453.07 dollars an ounce. This represents a 25% increase since last August. With international tensions and economic uncertainty, gold is becoming a safe haven.

Central banks invest in gold. This phenomenon has been observed in Russia, China and Turkey. These countries want to emancipate themselves from the dollar and its constraints:

" Turkey is still trading with Iran . If it shows too much, you will have the United States that will prohibit their banks to do any business with anyone , "said Jean-Francois Fort, founder of Au Coffre .

" Russia, China, Turkey use gold to regulate certain types of trade, because they can not use anything else. If they use the euro, it is traced, if they use the dollar it is more than traced. It is a currency that they do not even have the right to use without asking the approval of the FED . "

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The origin of this surge in gold is also explained by the international situation with the trade war between China and the United States and tensions with Iran, the dollar has weakened . Europe is also experiencing a complicated period, particularly because of Brexit and its uncertain outcome. In this climate of doubt, gold appears more than ever as a stable and trustworthy value.