Russia continues to add gold to its reserves, buying another 200,000 ounces or 6 tonnes of gold in May, according to the country’s central bank. This put the total of Russia’s total gold holdings at 2,190 tonnes as of June 1, up by 0.3% from May, Russian central bank said in the latest press release. The latest purchase was made right before the latest gold rally shook the markets and the yellow metal surged to six-year highs and breaching the $1,400 an ounce level last week. At the time of writing, August Comex gold futures were trading at $1,410.00, up 0.71% on the day. Moscow has been actively buying up gold this ... (full story)