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By Debarati Roy, Bloomberg |
May 20, 2013
Gold and silver futures rebounded after Moody’s Investors Service said U.S. policy makers must address debt woes to avoid a credit-rating downgrade this year, boosting the appeal of the metals as a haven.
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By Debarati Roy, Bloomberg |
May 16, 2013
Billionaire investor George Soros joined Northern Trust Corp. and BlackRock Inc. in cutting holdings of exchange-traded products backed by gold before a bear market in prices last month.
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By Debarati Roy, Bloomberg |
May 7, 2013
Gold fell after Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem discussed details for the European banking union project, adding to signs that the regions’s leaders will act to contain its fiscal crisis and eroding demand for haven assets.
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By Debarati Roy, Bloomberg |
May 6, 2013
Hedge funds increased positions on a gold rally by the most in three weeks as central banks signaled no end to economic stimulus, driving prices higher just as analysts and traders turned the most bearish in three years.
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By Debarati Roy, Bloomberg |
April 10, 2013
Gold futures fell the most since November after Cyprus said it plans to sell the metal to raise money, while minutes from a Federal Reserve meeting spurred speculation that stimulus will be curbed.
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By Debarati Roy, Bloomberg |
March 28, 2013
Gold futures fell, capping the longest run of quarterly declines since 2001, as banks in Cyprus reopened, easing concern that Europe’s debt crisis will worsen and curbing demand for haven assets.
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By Debarati Roy, Bloomberg |
March 11, 2013
Hedge funds cut bets on a commodity rally to a four-year low on signs of surplus supply in everything from coffee to zinc before Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said prices had fallen too far and investors should buy.
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By Debarati Roy, Bloomberg |
February 26, 2013
Gold jumped the most since November as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke defended the U.S. central bank’s asset purchases, boosting demand for bullion as a hedge against stimulus-fueled inflation.
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By Debarati Roy, Bloomberg |
February 11, 2013
Hedge funds increased bullish commodity positions for the fourth straight week and became the most bullish on copper since December on signs of faster growth in the U.S. and China.
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By Debarati Roy, Bloomberg |
January 14, 2013
Hedge funds cut bullish commodity positions to the lowest since June before prices rallied to a two-month high on signs of a rebound in Chinese economic growth.
