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Switzerland is the world's biggest bullion refining and transit hub, while China and India are the largest consumer markets with local demand sensitive to high prices and time of the season.... Reuters

Gold prices gained on Monday, helped by a slight pullback in the dollar as investors awaited a series of key central bank policy meetings this week... Reuters

Gold jumped 1% on Friday, helped by a weaker dollar and safe-haven buying after United Auto Workers union kicked of strikes at three automakers in Detroit . . . .Brijesh Patel

The value of inbound gold shipments grew to $4.9 billion in August from $3.5 billion a year earlier, according to a person familiar with the matter . . . . Shruti Srivastava and Swansy Afonso

Monday ushered in a noticeable dip in the silver market, casting a veil of uncertainty over traders as they grapple with . . . . Christopher Lewis

Gold prices are moderately down and hit a three-week low in midday U.S. trading Tuesday. . . .Jim Wyckoff

In the last commentary I wrote, I suggested exiting the precious metals. . . .Jonathan Da Silva

A fixation among central banks on expanding their gold reserves since 2022 has driven investors to also allocate more of the safe haven asset . . . .Filip De Mott

China's official gold reserves rose to 69.62 million ounces at the end of August, up from . . . .Zhou Lanxu

U.S. job growth picked up in August, but the unemployment rate jumped to 3.8% and wage gains moderated, suggesting that labor market conditions were easing . . . . Reuters