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Silver prices continued higher on Tuesday, reaching fresh 12-week highs as the dollar extended its downward spiral . . . .

The precious metal last week took support at lower levels and bounced back to trade above the important resistance level of $1,225 after the US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen spoke about growth projections of the US economy and further increase in interest rates . . . .

The gold market rendered a quick dovish read on Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s prepared testimony to Congress . . . .

Gold prices have climbed by around 8% year to date—close to what they gained for all of last year . . . .

Hedge funds increased their wagers on a gold rally to the highest since November, betting that this year’s 11 percent advance has more to go . . . .

After several years of rather unspectacular market activity, gold came roaring back in 2016. The year saw investment demand for the precious metal rise by 70 percent . . . .

Gold pushed to near a four-month high amid heightened political uncertainty in the U.S. and the EU this morning . . . .

The question of the hour is whether the 2016 gains were merely a countertrend rally following a four-and-a-half-year decline from all-time highs in 2011, or the beginning of a new leg in the secular bull market that began in 1999 . . . .

In more ways than one, 2016 was a roller coaster year. One need only look at gold’s performance to confirm this. After rallying more than 30 percent in the first half, the precious metal stalled in the days before the U.S. election, then retreated on a weekly basis, under pressure from a strengthening dollar and tightening monetary policy . . . .