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Gold Steady in East Asian Trading

Spot gold was steady on Friday, but was likely to register its first weekly drop after seven straight weeks of gains as investors awaited a speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke later in the day.

Spot Gold Drops 0.4%, Set for a Down Week

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Spot gold lost 0.4 percent Friday, on course for its first weekly drop after seven straight weeks of gains, as investors awaited a speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke later in the day.
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Bernanke Speech: What Will Fed Chairman Say?

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's much-anticipated speech Friday will likely disappoint investors and policy makers hoping for signs the central bank will try to rev up the weak economy, but the speech is likely to relieve gold investors who have booked big profits from that same economic malaise.
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Euro Rising; Some See Gold Weakness As Cause

The euro inched up against the dollar on Thursday, tracking gains in European shares on speculation the Federal Reserve may signal more economic stimulus measures, but analysts saw the risk of a correction if such expectations are not met.
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SPDR Gold Trust Says Holdings down 2.2 Percent

SPDR Gold Trust said its holdings fell 2.2 pct, in its biggest one-day drop in seven months, as gold futures slid more than $100 on strong U.S. economic data and ahead of a key Federal Reserve meeting.
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Glencore International Posts Big 1H Profit Gain

Commodities trader Glencore International posted a 50 percent rise in headline first-half profit and said it saw opportunities emerging from turbulence in its key markets as commodity demand remains strong.
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Japanese Retail Interest In Gold Rising

For Eriko Ebina, standing outside a downtown Tokyo medical equipment store that has a side business buying gold, the recent surge in prices for the precious metal was just too tempting.
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Harmony Gold Not a Takeover Target - CEO

Harmony Gold may be undervalued but the world's fifth largest gold producer was not vulnerable to a take-over bid, Chief Executive Officer Graham Briggs said.
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Gold Extends Losses after CME Margin Hike

Gold extended losses on Thursday to fall as much as $200 from Tuesday's record high, as investors cashed in scorching gains in the metal after the CME Group hiked trading margins for the precious metal for a second time this month.
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Gold Drops Another 1 Percent

Gold fell more than 1 percent Thursday, extending the previous session's losses, after the CME Group (CME.O) raised trading margins by the most in more than two and a half years to curb volatility.
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Beward of Gold Scams - FINRA

The independent Financial Industry Regulatory Authority warned investors Wednesday about investment scams that promote gold stocks whose real value is difficult to calculate.
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4 Reasons Gold Will Rise, Sooner Than Later

The big price drop Wednesday in the price of gold is not the beginning of a trend, say analysts, but rather a pause in a longer term bull market that has a lot farther to run.
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Gold Falls More than 5 Percent

Gold fell Wednesday in electronic trading as investors took profits, economists heralded a positive indicator and Wall Street held its collective breath that the chairman of the U.S. central bank would signal support in a key speech later this week.
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Gold Plunges, Stocks Rise, Dollar Gains

Gold prices dropped on Wednesday and were headed for their biggest two-day loss since the peak of the financial crisis, while the dollar rose as investors bet a speech by the Federal Reserve chairman later this week will not reveal any major central bank initiatives.
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Gold Price Down; Precious metals ETFs Fall

Gold and silver prices plunged Wednesday as a strengthening stock market and hope that the U.S. central bank will take steps to boost the American economy dimmed the appeal of precious metals as a safe haven.
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Moody's Downgrade of Japan Lifts Gold

Gold bounced back on Wednesday after suffering its worst setback in 18 months, as risk appetite retreated on Japan's debt rating downgrade, while oil and metals were supported by hopes the U.S. would inject fresh stimulus to boost the economy.
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Spot Gold Rebounds in Asian Trading

Spot gold rebounded in Singapore overnight on Wednesday from its worst day in 18 months, while bullion's safe-haven appeal seemed to be waning for now with investors returning to riskier assets on hopes of more stimulus for the U.S. economy.
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Japanese Gold Investors Start to Cash in

For Eriko Ebina, standing outside a downtown Tokyo medical equipment store that has a side business buying gold, the recent surge in prices for the precious metal was just too tempting.
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Harmony Gold Sees Output Jump

South Africa's Harmony Gold Mining Co , the world's fifth-largest gold producer, said on Wednesday output for its 2012 financial year should rise to between 1.45 million ounces and 1.55 million from around 1.3 million in 2011.
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Gold Back up to $1,851 after Brief Drop

Gold rebounded more than 1 percent Wednesday after posting its biggest drop in 18 months, as risk appetite retreated after Moody's downgraded Japan's debt rating and strong buying interest in Asia's physical market lent support.
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Gold Futures Price Falls on Profit-Taking

Gold prices were falling steadily late Tuesday in electronic trading as investors took profit from recent gains and bought stocks in expectations that the Federal Reserve will intervene in the bond market to give the anemic U.S. economy a lift.
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Gold Gives up Some Ground on Profit Taking, Fed Prospects

Gold closed down 1.6 percent as investors ignored mixed economic news to take profits from recent gains and to put their confidence in the head of the U.S. central bank whom they hope will use a speech later this week to signal support for the ailing American economy.
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Gold Pulls Back from $1,900 with 2.4% Drop

Gold dropped 2.4 percent on Tuesday from the record $1,917.90 it achieve the day before as investors moved out of safe-haven assets like precious metals and U.S. Treasuries for stocks and other riskier assets.

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