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Gold rallied after the Federal Reserve announced an increase to its key short-term interest rate on Wednesday, but the metal’s price reaction isn’t quite the head scratcher that it seems to be . . . .

Brexit could be triggered as soon as tomorrow, while the Dutch go to the polls on Wednesday . . . .

Mining magnate and chairman of Franco-Nevada Pierre Lassonde is confident in the mining sector for 2017, noting that gold prices bottomed over a year ago and should only move higher . . . .

Gold bulls are acting as if they can’t believe a good thing when they see it . . . .

UBS head of commodities Dominic Schnider expects the price for a ounce of gold to rise to $1,300 from a current $1,230 . . . .

Stan Druckenmiller, the billionaire investor with one of the best long-term track records in money management, said he bought gold in late December and January, reversing the sale he made after the U.S. presidential election . . . .

Like the proverbial frog that does not notice the rise in water temperature until it’s too late, investors seem to be experiencing a similarly stealthy rise in inflation . . . .

The price of gold has risen by over 3% in 2017. This already equates to three quarters of its total return from 2016, which shows just how strong its performance has been in the first handful of trading sessions in 2017 . . . .

Swiss bank UBS looks for gold to average $1,350 an ounce in 2017, characterizing the metal as down but not out after significant price declines over the last few weeks . . . .

Gold followers will hardly be unaware that every time a Fed Open Market Committee Meeting draws near the gold price moves, often quite sharply, on the will she, won’t she prospect of Janet Yellen announcing that at long last the Fed will start to raise interest rates again . . . .