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The Netherlands has become the latest country to pull Gold out of the United States in recent years, as the Dutch Central Bank announced on Wednesday that it was moving 86 tons of its reserves from New York and Canada to London, citing "increasing geopolitical unrest."

After taking profits and moving to the sidelines in May, analysts at Schroders announced in late August that they had upgraded their view on Gold, re-establishing a position in the precious metal.

Silver prices (XAG/USD) continue to advance on Thursday, building on the prior session’s recovery... Brian McColl

Gold steadied after a two-day drop as the U.S. and Iran exchanged strikes for the first time in a month, raising the odds of rising energy costs pushing up inflation and pressuring the Federal Reserve to lift interest rates... Yihui Xie

Something unusual is happening in the global Silver market, but the story is more complicated than a simple increase in Chinese exports... Barnali Pal Sinha

UBS is treating dollar weakness as a structural theme rather than a short-term wobble, which points to sustained flows into Gold, commodities and selected currencies rather than a quick reversal... Eamonn Sheridan

For the third consecutive week, speculative investors increased their bullish bets on Gold, in part due to growing uncertainty surrounding the sustainability of U.S. government debt, reigniting the debasement trade... Neils Christensen

A portfolio manager at Fidelity International Ltd. has doubled his fund’s Gold holdings over the past three weeks, citing increasing uncertainty over U.S. Federal Reserve policy as a catalyst... Yihui Xie

China Gold buying has surged well beyond what official figures indicate, according to new estimates from Goldman Sachs... Brenda Mary

Gold extended its rally on Monday, climbing beyond $4,650 an ounce as concerns surrounding U.S. government finances and Treasury efforts to influence longer-term borrowing costs continued to encourage demand for bullion... Fiona Craig