precious metal

Example Sentences

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A stronger dollar typically makes the dollar-denominated precious metal more expensive for holders of non-dollar currencies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The precious metal “remains highly sensitive to evolving geopolitical dynamics in the Middle East,” Infinox’s Thadeu Dos Santos says in an email.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Part of the problem is the impressive run gold recorded previously: The precious metal gained 65% in 2025, its largest one-year net gain on record, and biggest one-year percentage move since 1979.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

The precious metal will rise 35% to $6,200 an ounce by the end of June, before scaling back to $5,900 an ounce by the end of the year, UBS forecast.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 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