precious metal

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The share slide is most pronounced among the precious metal miners, with Fresnillo and Hochschild Mining both trading down around 5.6%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Gold broke above an important short-term technical level on Friday — a sign that the precious metal may be starting to regain momentum after a sluggish stretch since the start of the Iran conflict.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

But prices for the precious metal could still nearly double in the next five years if emerging-market central banks ramp up their push to diversify their reserves away from the dollar, according to Deutsche Bank.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Gold edged lower in early Asian trade on prospects of dollar strength, which makes the dollar-denominated precious metal more expensive for holders of nondollar currencies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

I vowed to extract the last gram of precious metal even if it meant I had to crush the hills with my own hands and grind the rocks with my feet.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende