Gold and silver prices increased this week as Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen continued to downplay the possibility of raising interest rates in the short term.
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In the world’s largest gold market, India, the presiding government refused industry demands for a decrease in the 10% gold import tax and, like the Fed, its rate will remain unchanged.
The week’s biggest mover on the weekly Global Precious Metals MMI® was the price of Japanese silver, which saw a 6.3% increase to JPY 638.00 ($5.32) per 10 grams. This comes on the heels of a 8.8% decline the week prior. The price of Indian silver rose 4.9% to INR 37,912 ($615.02) per kilogram after falling 7.6% during the previous week. The price of Chinese silver fell 1.2% to CNY 3,595 ($574.43) per kilogram after rising 0.8% the week before. The price of US silver rose 0.5% to $16.53 per ounce after falling 4.9% during the previous week.
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The price of Indian gold bullion rose 2.6% to INR 27,108 ($439.75) per 10 grams after falling 1.8% during the previous week. The price of Japanese gold bullion rose 0.7% to JPY 4,630 ($38.64) per gram after falling 2.0% during the previous week. The price of US gold bullion rose 0.4% to $1,209 per ounce after falling 2.2% during the previous week. After a 0.2% decline, Chinese gold bullion closed out the week at CNY 247.30 ($39.51) per gram.
The price of Japanese platinum bar rose 1.7% to JPY 4,517 ($37.69) per gram after falling 3.6% during the previous week. Chinese platinum bar saw a 0.8% decline over the past week to CNY 257.00 ($41.06) per gram. The price of US platinum bar rose 0.7% to $1,172 per ounce after falling 3.3% during the previous week.
A 5.7% jump caught the week’s heaviest change for Chinese palladium bar. The price of US palladium bar rose 3.3% to $807.00 per ounce after falling 0.9% during the previous week. The price of Japanese palladium bar rose 2.0% to JPY 3,117 ($26.01) per gram after falling 1.1% during the previous week.
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