Foreign central banks, nervously eyeing the ratio of dollars outstanding to gold in the Treasury's vaults, began prudently exchanging greenbacks for bullion at the posted rate of $35 per ounce.

外国央行一直在关注自己国库中尚未兑换成黄金的美元比例。 它们有些紧张了，开始审慎地将美元按照每盎司35美元的牌价兑换成金条。

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One area with potential is gold equities, which have lagged bullion significantly this year, pushing the gold-to-XAU ratio to the second-lowest level in nearly 30 years in June.

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