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Recently, government officials from the Netherlands, Germany, and France have gained attention for expressing interest in repatriating their gold. What does this mean, and what consequences might it have for the precious metals market...
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BlondieNews, 5 December 2014, 09:11 #gold
In last week's Swiss gold referendum, roughly 78% voted against expanding central bank gold reserves to 20% of central bank assets from the current 7%, as Forbes reports...
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News, 4 December 2014, 15:16 #Swiss National Bank, QE, gold
Gold raised as higher energy prices pressed concern that inflation will remain low and spurred demand for the precious metal as a store of value. Weaker gold prices are incentivizing demand in Asia, with Shanghai trading in the metal hitting last year's record...
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News, 4 December 2014, 14:22 #inflation, comex, gold
The world’s biggest mining company BHP Billiton Ltd. considers there will be no slowdown in the drive by global iron-ore producers to boost production even as prices slump...
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News, 1 December 2014, 10:19 #Goldman Sachs, metals
2014-11-13 13:30 GMT (or 14:30 MQ MT5 time) | [USD - Unemployment Claims] past data is 278K forecast data is 280K actual data is 290K according to the latest press release if actual > forecast (or actual data) = good for currency (for USD in our case...
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Sergey Golubev, 13 November 2014, 16:09 #xauusd, gold
Gold and silver have been crushed this week, burned by the rising dollar and the outflow of money looking for a home in stocks and other investments...
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Natasya Saad, 5 November 2014, 23:18 #silver, ECB, gold
(Corrects scope of BoJ expansion in second paragraph.) Gold and silver fell in New York, slumping to the lowest since 2010, as the dollar strengthened after the Bank of Japan unexpectedly boosted stimulus and the Federal Reserve ended asset purchases this week...
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Ronnie Mansolillo, 31 October 2014, 16:20
(Bill Holter) Silver closed last week under $17 for the first time in 4 years. Maybe we have in store another "event" like 2008, 2011 or 2013 where the "price" gets forced down which explodes demand to a point where shortages again show up? Read More -> Sources...
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TipMyPip, 21 October 2014, 12:26 #silver
LME Confirmed as New Metals Ringmaster as Market Rigging Fears Take Benchmarking Digital With palladium and platinum price 'fixing' shifting to the LME in December, is benchmark manipulation likely to be curbed or compounded? Any system or solution is only as good as its wielder...
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TipMyPip, 21 October 2014, 11:46
Gold has posted modest gains on Monday, as the spot price is $1243.36 per ounce in the European session. Gold has recovered nicely in the past two weeks, when it was trading below $1190. In economic news, it’s a quiet start to the week, with no US data releases on Monday...
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TipMyPip, 20 October 2014, 16:55 #gold
With demand for copper set to swell, producers are turning to 21st century ideas to boost output of the metal that’s becoming a more crucial component of the expanding global economy...
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Ronnie Mansolillo, 20 October 2014, 09:43
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Gold prices held steady on Monday, starting off the week just slightly in the red as a lineup of notable quarterly reports, including more than a third of the Dow companies, will likely shape equities trading in the coming days...
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Ronnie Mansolillo, 20 October 2014, 09:15
A bellwether Federal Reserve policymaker on Tuesday downplayed concerns about weakness in the global economy, saying the U.S. central bank should only delay an interest rate hike next year if inflation or wages fail to perk up...
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Osiris, 15 October 2014, 02:16 #QE
Gold prices capped the longest rally since June amid easing concern that the Federal Reserve is close to raising interest rates, reviving demand for the metal as an inflation hedge. More than $1...
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Ronnie Mansolillo, 9 October 2014, 23:44
Gold is a prized possession. Compared to gold, there are only very few things that can be compared and treasured as much is gold. Universally, gold has a recognition of being a valuable commodity that often being used as a gift or token of affection...
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Sergey Golubev, 8 October 2014, 21:11 #gold
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — It’s ugly out there for the stock market, which means that gold bugs are finally catching some relief as prices on Wednesday were poised to make it three positive sessions in a row for the struggling metal. At last check, gold for December delivery GCZ4, +0...
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Ronnie Mansolillo, 8 October 2014, 09:20
Gold climbed from this year’s low in London as the dollar descended from a four-year high, platinum rose from a five-year low. Investors await Asian buyers to return from a holiday...
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News, 7 October 2014, 12:11 #Platinum, Fed
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (MarketWatch) — Gold’s $20 plunge on Friday was accompanied by a big increase in bullishness among gold timers. That’s just the opposite of what you would expect, since the normal pattern is for gold timers’ bullishness to rise and fall in lockstep with the market...
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Ronnie Mansolillo, 7 October 2014, 11:56
On Wednesday gold futures traded near the lowest level in ten months, as market players looked ahead to the release of key U.S. data later in the session for further indications on the strength of the economy and the future path of monetary policy...
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News, 1 October 2014, 11:32 #comex, Fed
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Gold on Wednesday started the fourth quarter where it ended to the third, and that’s in the dumps. The selling was even more pronounced in platinum, which pushed down to levels sot seen in five years. At last check, gold for December GCZ4, -0.31% was down $4.80, or 0...
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Ronnie Mansolillo, 1 October 2014, 10:05