The U.S. Mint began selling $1 coins bearing a likeness of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, making him the first living president in a century to have his face on currency. Celebrating the nation’s semiquincentennial, the gold-colored coins—which do not contain any precious metal—will feature a portrait of the president on one side, along with inscriptions of “LIBERTY,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and “1776 ~ 2026.” On the other side is an illustration of the presidential seal and inscriptions of “

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The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady on Wednesday at 2.25 per cent, in a move widely expected by economists.

The Dutch central bank said Wednesday it had moved 86 tonnes of its gold reserves out of the United States and Canada to London, citing "increasing geopolitical unrest."

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