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By Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg |
May 13, 2013
Hedge funds increased bets on lower gold prices after investors pulled a record $20.8 billion from bullion funds this year while BlackRock Inc., the world’s biggest money manager, said it’s still bullish.
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By Ben Traynor |
March 22, 2013
Heading into the weekend, gold looked set to record its biggest weekly gain since November by Friday lunchtime in London, up around 1% from last week's close.
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By Don Miller |
May 1, 2012
High commissions and management fees, along with taxes, can really cut into your returns. That's where exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, come in. In today's investment world, ETFs are cheaper and more tax-friendly than mutual funds.
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By Jon Nadler |
December 14, 2011
The price washout in precious metals intensified in the wake of the Fed's failure to please the markets with more stimulative action. The disappointment was palpable and, combined with the European debt debacle, resulted in fresh two-month lows for gold.
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By Jon Nadler |
August 3, 2011
Precious metals dealings once again opened mixed in New York, with gold and silver still free from the effects of any profit-taking gravitational pull and with the noble metals exhibiting the opposite condition.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
May 17, 2011
Gold and silver are higher today while sterling is stronger and the Japanese yen has again come under pressure. The yen has weakened on deepening concerns about the Japanese economy.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
May 11, 2011
Gold and silver have extended their recovery and may be headed for the fourth day of gains due to the continuing European sovereign debt crisis, Chinese inflation and the risk that rising commodity prices bring inflation and stagflation.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
February 15, 2011
Silver and particularly gold rose sharply on the release of the higher than expected UK inflation data. It showed that UK inflation quickened to 26 month highs at 4.0%.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
January 14, 2011
Gold and silver have fallen in most currencies today but are higher in the 'commodity currencies' of Canadian, Australian and New Zealand dollars, and flat in Swiss francs.
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By Sara Nunnally |
October 7, 2010
I like gold, nearly at any price, for one specific reason: It always makes sense to allocate some portion of your investment portfolio to this precious metal, and hold it as a hedge against both currency and stock market fluctuations.