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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. . .

In order for our current level of debt-fueled prosperity to continue, the rest of the world must continue to use our dollars to trade with one another and must continue to buy our debt at ridiculously low interest rates. Of course the number one foreign nation that we depend on to participate in our system is China. . . .

The World Gold Council just released its 2013 Gold Demand report showing that 2013 saw the largest volume increase in jewelry demand for 16 years as consumers across the globe reacted to lower gold prices. Full year demand was 2,209.5t, 17% above 2012 and the highest level since the onset of the 2008 financial crisis. These facts and many more are available in the World Gold Council report. Visit 2013 Gold Demand to read more.