precious metal
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precious metals
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The precious metal Gold has tumbled as the dollar has rallied and bond yields have climbed.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Women are recruited to wash away the mud to reveal the nuggets of the precious metal, conceded Jacqueline Djangone, the head of the village women's association.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Gold was flat in early Asian trade, staying under $4,300 a troy ounce as a rebound in oil prices and Treasury yields overnight pressured the precious metal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
It is now being held by the Bank of England, where the precious metal can be traded more easily "in a crisis situation".
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
It seemed that the People were almost as fond of the precious metal as humans.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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