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With the economy gradually normalising, the strong momentum in gold imports is expected to continue . . . . BusinessLine

The Moscow Exchange plans to further boost gold trading in the world’s No. 2 miner . . . . Yuliya Fedorinova & Evgenia Pismennaya

The spot price of palladium has rebounded from a near two-year low . . . . Investing.com Commodities

Silver is currently trying to settle above the $24 level while the U.S. dollar is under pressure against a broad basket of currencies . . . . Vladimir Zernov

The Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) has released its latest gold withdrawal figures for September and they already exceed full year 2020 figures . . . . Lawrie Williams

A surge in price growth in eastern Europe has opened a rift between central banks that have launched rate hikes to battle inflation and populist governments trying to defend a strong economic recovery . . . . Reuters

Although silver is widely known as a precious metal, its industrial uses accounted for more than 50% of silver demand in 2020 . . . . Govind Bhutada

Last week the US Dollar advanced against a basket of foreign currencies to hit its highest level in about a year . . . . Frank Holmes

Gold is considered the most valuable of all the precious metals — especially in Indian culture . . . . Yogesh Patel

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase started new live phone support in the wake of thousands of customer service complaints . . . . Scott Zamost, Jennifer Schlesinger & Eamon Javers