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(Kitco News) – Gold prices are modestly higher in early-afternoon U.S. trading Wednesday.

(Kitco News) – You can add another billionaire to the bullish gold camp as Thomas Kaplan, chairman and chief investment officer of Electrum Group said in a recent interview with Bloomberg that gold is on the cusp of a new decade long bull market.

(Kitco News) – The next bear market is coming and it could be on the same scale as past recessions we have seen, including the one in 2001, this according to Bob Thompson, senior vice president and portfolio manager at Raymond James.

(Kitco News) – Ongoing geopolitical uncertain on Capitol Hill continues to weigh on investor sentiment, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling to session lows after a statement from U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller.

(Kitco News) – The gold market is seeing a modest boost Wednesday as global recession fears increase in the marketplace, but analysts say that more work needs to be done if the precious metal is going to see a material shift in its fortunes.

(Kitco News) – Gold prices are being helped by weakness in equities, says INTL FCStone. Around 9 a.m. EDT, the futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were nearly 200 points lower.

(Kitco News) – Gold prices are moderately up in early-morning U.S. trading Wednesday. Silver prices are slightly up after hitting a six-month low Tuesday.

(Kitco News) – Bitcoin-U.S. dollar prices are weaker early Wednesday, on a normal corrective pullback after prices earlier this week hit a more-than-12-month high.

(Kitco News) – Unfortunately for silver bulls, there is no good news in sight for the precious metal, according to Orchid Research that believes silver will continue to underperform gold due to weaker safe-haven appeal.

(Kitco News) – Recently pardoned by the U.S. President Donald Trump, former media mogul Conrad Black is proposing that Canada should go back to what can only be described as partial gold standard.