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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

Stagflation, an economic landscape featuring high inflation coupled with slow economic growth, could be just what gold needs. . . . Ben Hernandez

In order to further increase Poland's financial security, we will continue the current policy, we will certainly strive to increase our gold holdings . . . . Reuters

Silver was down 16% in Q3 as the Fed begins to taper asset purchases . . . . Taylor Dart

The worst performing precious metal for the week was palladium, down 2.7% . . . . Frank E. Holmes