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How could Switzerland as a nation repent for its recent past and open a brighter chapter in its history as a haven for monetary freedom. . . .Brendan Brown

NFP Mixed as Headline Misses, Revision Downgraded, While Unemployment Rates Beats. . . .Justin McQueen, Analyst

Due to use in solar panels --Goldman’s Jeff Currie says. . . .Kevin Stankiewicz

Gold and silver futures prices are trading sharply lower in midday U.S. trading Tuesday, with silver leading the way . . . . .Jim Wyckoff

The amount of silver traded in the London market surged to 1.006 billion ounces on Monday, triple the level typical in recent months, as prices rocketed to their highest since 2013, the London Bullion Market Association said on Tuesday . . . . Reuters Commodities

As prices rally, analysts point to $40 and higher. Silver saw some breakout trading action on Thursday,. . . .Anna Golubova - Kitco News

Silver is trying to settle above the resistance while the U.S. dollar is gaining some ground against a broad basket of currencies. . . . Vladimir Zernov

China is both the world’s biggest producer of and biggest consumer of gold. . . . Lawrie Williams

“Cryptocurrencies are nothing,” says Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Singer . . . .

2021 will be a bullish year for the yellow metal, although the enormous hike in 2020 (24.6% per ounce in US Dollars and 14.4% in euros), both the biggest since 2010, may not be repeated this year . . . . Stefan Nolte