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Gold prices at session highs after U.S. weekly jobless claims rise to 240k

(Kitco News) – Gold prices are trading at session highs following the release of worse-than-expected labor market data after the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits was above economists’ forecasts.

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Gold price up just a bit amid U.S. trade tariff uncertainty

(Kitco News) – Gold prices are posting slight gains in early U.S. trading Thursday, while silver prices are moderately up.

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Bitcoin May 29 daily chart alert – Bulls remain in firm control

(Kitco News) – Thursday, May 29—June bitcoin futures prices are higher in early U.S. trading Thursday. Prices are pausing this week after hitting a contract/record high last week.

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Gold market analysis for May 29 – key intra-day price entry levels for active traders

(Kitco News) – This 5-minute bar chart for Comex gold futures can be a valuable analytical and trading tool for the active intra-day gold futures trader/market watcher.

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Fed minutes show an FOMC confident in the US economy despite weakening dollar, steepening Treasuries

(Kitco News) – Even as the U.S. dollar declined and the Treasury yield curve steepened, the Federal Reserve remained adamant that economic activity and the labor market remained strong and policy intervention was unnecessary, according to the minutes of the May Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

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Gold treads water ahead of FOMC minutes

(Kitco News) – Gold prices have traded both sides of unchanged and were posting slight losses just before midday Wednesday.

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Shanghai Futures Exchange offers overseas investors and brokers direct access to gold, silver contracts as China pushes for pricing power over commodities

(Kitco News) – The Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) will open up China’s domestic futures market to direct involvement by overseas investors and brokers, the exchange announced on Tuesday.The SHFE published 34 different proposals covering a wide range of trading activities from gold and silver options trading and hedging to precious metals futures. The exchange said the goal was to “fully introduce overseas participants” and support the internationalization of the renminbi.

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Gold price up a bit as FOMC minutes awaited

(Kitco News) – Gold prices are posting modest gains in early U.S. trading Wednesday, while silver prices are slightly up. Trader and investor risk appetites have improved recently, which is limiting buying interest in the safe-haven metals.

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Bitcoin May 28 daily chart alert – Price pause at mid-week

(Kitco News) – Tuesday, May 28—June bitcoin futures prices are near steady in early U.S. trading Wednesday. Prices are pausing at mid-week after hitting a contract/record high last week.

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Gold market analysis for May 28 – key intra-day price entry levels for active traders

(Kitco News) – This 5-minute bar chart for Comex gold futures can be a valuable analytical and trading tool for the active intra-day gold futures trader/market watcher.

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