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(Kitco News) – Gold prices posted slight gains and hit a 6.5-year high in overnight trading, while the silver market saw solid gains and hit a two-year high.

(Kitco News) – The best performing metal this week was silver, up 2.03 percent. Gold came in second place, up 1 percent. Inflows into ETFs backed by gold have hit 1,000 metric tons since holdings bottomed in early 2016.

(Kitco News) – The risk-off environment will keep gold and silver prices elevated next year, but the yellow metal will continue to outperform silver, said ABN Amro.

(Kitco News) – There appears to be no stopping the juggernaut that is the Australian mining sector as gold production hits another record high for the 2018/2019 financial year, according to Australian gold mining consultants Surbiton Associates.

(Kitco News) – Gold reaching fresh six-year highs overnight is a sign that it could be ready to hit $1,600 soon, according to FXTM.

(Kitco News) – Gold prices are modestly up and hit a 6.5-year high in overnight trading, while the silver market sees solid gains and hit a two-year high.

(Kitco News) – Gold prices were steady after newly released data showed that orders for long-lasting U.S. factory goods were up 2.1% in July, coming in above expectations.

(Kitco News) – Bitcoin-U.S. dollar futures prices are near steady in in early U.S. trading Monday.

Friday’s late-day collapse in equities and gold’s rally continued into Sunday night’s opening;