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Gold bars and others precious metals are pictured at the Agosi factory in the city of Pforzheim, southwestern Germany, on April 1, 2019. Patrick Hertzog/AFP/Getty Images
With Brexit, the Sino-U.S. trade war, Hong Kong protests, and negative interest rates driving an investor flight to quality, reports of fake stamped bullion have rattled gold markets.