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Softened demand for bullion continues as gold price reaches record highs
The Perth Mint sold 16,442 troy ounces (oz) of gold and 860,672 oz of silver in minted product form during March 2024. Opening near USD 2,035 an ounce, the gold price hit a record of USD 2,150 on 7 March buoyed primarily by a weaker USD and a decline in yields. The mid-month release in the US of non-farm payroll data, which beat expectations, coupled with the broadly expected February CPI data boosted bets of an early US rate cut and kept gold at elevated levels. Gold jumped again to another new record following the FOMC meeting which maintained its policy forecast of 75bps of rate cuts for 2024. Several additional ... (full story)
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The world’s biggest gold miners are at risk of missing out on the metal’s record run after spending billions of dollars to become the obvious home for bullion-focused investors. ...
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