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By Ben Traynor |
May 13, 2013
India's central bank confirmed proposed restrictions on gold imports that one refiner said could lead to gold imports falling by half this year.
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By Ben Traynor |
May 7, 2013
Gold exchange traded funds saw their twelfth straight week of outflows last week, implying ongoing selling of their shares by investors. The largest gold ETF, SPDR Gold Trust, saw its total gold holdings fall to a 44-month low
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By Ben Traynor |
May 2, 2013
The spec net long is viewed by many as a useful gauge of how bullish or bearish the market is. If the spec net long goes up, the implication is that speculators are growing more bullish. If it goes down, they're getting less so.
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By Ben Traynor |
April 29, 2013
Strong demand for physical gold from private households continues to cause bottlenecks and price premiums. Gold traders in Dubai report premiums over the spot gold price of up to $10 an ounce for physical bullion.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
April 18, 2013
It is ironic that manipulative selling by a large hedge fund or bullion bank may have ignited a mini gold rush globally.
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By Ben Traynor |
April 2, 2013
U.S. dollar prices to buy gold dipped back below $1,600 an ounce Tuesday morning, though they remained close to that level by lunchtime in London, as the physical bullion market re-opened following the Easter break.
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By Ben Traynor |
March 25, 2013
U.S. dollar gold prices fell back below $1,600 per ounce Monday morning in London, falling back toward where they started last week, as stocks and commodities gained after news that Cyprus has agreed a bailout deal.
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By Adrian Ash |
March 15, 2013
Gold ticked higher but silver prices stalled Friday morning, as a rise in Asian stock markets failed to carry over into European or pre-opening trade in U.S. equities.
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By Ben Traynor |
March 14, 2013
"The U.S. stock market [is] now increasingly viewed as gold's main 'competition' for investment Dollars," says Ed Meir, metals analyst at brokerage INTL FCStone.
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By Alasdair Macleod |
March 14, 2013
It seems that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is discussing internally the possibility that gold and silver is being manipulated at the London fixings.