precious metal

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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

A weaker dollar typically makes the USD-denominated precious metal cheaper for holders of non-USD currencies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Profit-taking by holders of ETFs as gold hit a record of over $5,000 an ounce also weighed on the precious metal.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 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

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

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer