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

Because buyers stepped in near key support levels between roughly $4,000 and $4,340—levels that have held multiple times over the past year—the precious metal may be positioned to sustain its longer-term bull market.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

“The precious metal appears to have found some support near $4,500 an ounce, with investors taking advantage of cheaper gold as inflation worries weighed on the metal,” analysts at ANZ said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The firm recommends investors that who like gold allocate a mid-single-digit percentage of their portfolio to the precious metal as a hedge and a way to diversify.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

It seemed that the People were almost as fond of the precious metal as humans.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer