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The rise in gold imports pushed the current account deficit (CAD) to $15.1 billion in April 2021, compared to $6.76 billion in the same month a year before . . . . Paul Ploumis

Silver was trading around $27 an ounce on Wednesday, a 74% rise from a year ago. . . . Holly Ellyatt

Data out on Wednesday showed consumer prices in the US up by 4.2% in April compared with a year ago. . . . Graham Smith

On Friday, the gold price rose as the US ten-year Treasury bond yield fell after worse-than-expected employment data was released. . . . Saloni Sardana

Silver markets have shown signs of exhaustion after initially trying to rally during the trading session on Friday. . . .Christopher Lewis

The growth in investment was mainly triggered by bargain-hunting in key markets around the world, especially China . . . . Paul Ploumis

Gold as a gentle cushion of peace: Many Germans rely on the precious metal as crisis protection . . . . Von Goldreporter

Billionaire investor Sam Zell is seeing inflation everywhere, and has bought gold as a hedge -- something he says he used to knock others for doing . . . . Bloomberg News

Tumbling investment demand for gold was offset by improving consumer demand during first quarter 2021 . . . . InvestorIdeas.com

The HBO host has a lot of dicey opinions, but one subject where he’s right on the money is cryptocurrency. . . . Matt Prigge