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Posthaste: Gold bars worth billions are being stashed on commercial flights in rush to get bullion to America

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Hundreds of tonnes of gold are stored in the Bank of England vaults.

Traders are anxious to get the precious metal into the U.S. before the trade war is set to begin.

The price of gold futures in New York has risen 11 per cent this year , hitting US$ 2,935 an ounce.

The wait to withdraw bullion at the bank has risen from a few days to between four and eight weeks .

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