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Spot silver (XAG/USD) prices have seen significant upside on Wednesday, rallying north of 2%. . . .Joel Frank

Gold is expected to see most of its gains in the first half of this year, Standard Chartered Precious Metals Analyst. . . .Dhwani Mehta

Gold rose on Wednesday to a near one-week high as the dollar weakened on U.S. Treasury secretary nominee. . . .Asha Sistla, Reuters

Overall sales of gold made by the Royal Mint over the final two months of the year rose by a whopping 510%. . . .Darren Sinden

Physical gold discounts in India widened to their highest in almost three years this week as local prices surged to record peaks. . . .Recorder Report

Gold prices rose after comments by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cemented hopes around a lower interest rate environment. . . .Reuters

Short term weakness in global silver prices could be giving way to long term strength. . . .Ben Hernandez

Kitco's silver survey results are in, and the average response to "where do you see silver prices at the end of 2021" was $38 an ounce. . . .Anna Golubova- Kitco News

Strong palladium demand from the automotive sector in 2021 is central to an overall recovery in global demand. . . .Filip Warwick

Gold dropped below US$1,900 an ounce as technical selling took over after an earlier recovery in the dollar. . . .Eddie Spence