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China, the world’s biggest gold market, may boost imports through Hong Kong by about half this year as local investors seek to protect their wealth from currency risks, a slowing property market and volatile stocks, according to the Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society . . . .

Gold prices reached an all-time high dollar price of $1,898 per ounce on September 5, 2011. Then began a relentless four-year, 43% plunge that took gold prices to $1,058 on November 27, 2015 . . . .

Last week, the Silver Institute and the research team from GFMS at Thomson Reuters said that silver mine production declined in 2016 for the first time since 2002 . . . .

I have always considered sales of modern gold and silver bullion coins a bellwether on the general health of the global precious metals market . . . .

When we hear commentary on why the gold price has moved, we usually hear of U.S. economic or political factors and a move in the U.S. Dollar. Most times these do not precipitate the buying of physical gold . . . .

How the economics of gold and silver can help us understand the challenges facing financial economics and whether we should invest in gold and silver was explored in an inaugural lecture by Professor Brian Lucey, Professor of International Finance and Commodities in Trinity Business School . . . .

Analysts with Citi said that growth in demand for gold bars in China has outpaced the increase in jewelry-related consumption . . . .

Standard Chartered looks for the palladium market to be in a supply deficit this year while platinum is nearly balanced; still, analysts said any move in palladium prices to the same level as platinum – should one occur – likely would be only temporary . . . .

Market reaction to the latest turmoil in the While House shows that investors are losing patience with the Trump administration and this should continue to underpin precious metals this year, according to one commodity analyst . . . .

Most tellingly, currency markets are again in a state of crisis – led by the “tell” of plunging emerging market and “commodity currency” nations . . . .