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Gold and silver have had phenomenal weeks, with the metals rising nearly 3 percent and 6 percent, respectively. Many columnists are claiming that this is due to escalating tensions in Iraq and the rising possibility that the Iraqi state will enter a state of chaos. . .

In January, the contrarian investor in me won out: I decided to buy gold.

In March I talked about how increased activity in the gold market might mean the precious metal has turned a corner.

But today, I ask that you forget all about gold’s recent price action. That’s a story for another day. . .

The Russian central bank has again increased its gold reserves by another 900,000 ounces worth $1.17 billion in April. . .

Billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson stuck with his holding in the biggest exchange-traded product backed by gold as prices rebounded on the escalating tension between Ukraine and Russia. . .

Seventy-three percent of silver jewelry retailers reported increased sales last year, according to Silver Jewelry Buying Trends, a survey conducted by trade publication National Jeweler on behalf of the Silver Institute’s Silver Promotion Service (SPS). . .

Italy’s central bank, the Banca d’Italia, has recently published an important document detailing the storage locations and composition of the country’s gold reserves. . .

China could be holding even more gold than previously realized, according to Alasdair Macleod, a researcher at online precious metals trader, GoldMoney. . .

I have been revisiting estimates of the quantities of gold being absorbed by China, and yet again I have had to revise them upwards. . .

Palladium prices jumped to their highest level in 2½ years on fears that top exporter Russia would retaliate against U.S. sanctions by cutting exports of the precious metal. . .

One suspects that the days of the London Gold Fixing in its current form may be numbered – but what mechanism can be implemented to replace it has to remain uncertain. . .