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UK Royal Mint sees major gold rush in wake of interest rate cut

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2016 | 10:15 am Precious Metals Europe Gold Silver 

The UK Royal Mint said Friday it is experiencing an unprecedented increase in gold coins and bars demand following the Bank of England's decision to slash interest rates to 0.25% on August 4. Transactions on the Mint’s bullion website increased...

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