* Gold boosted this week by drop in stock markets * Fed official dampens talk Fed policy may tighten * Largest physical gold fund sees fresh outflow (Updates prices, adds comment) By Jan Harvey LONDON, ...

* Gold boosted this week by drop in stock markets * Fed official dampens talk Fed policy may tighten * Coming Up: U.S. durable goods orders; 1230 GMT (Updates throughout, changes dateline, pvs SINGAPORE) ...

Flows into European equities from U.S.-based funds hit their highest level since mid-December as stock indexes across the region surged to multi-year highs, Thomson Reuters Lipper data shows. A Lipper ...

By David Randall NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Japan's white-hot stock market has investors crowding in, but there are a few reasons why you shouldn't follow the pack. It's a temptation, of course. The ...

The curse of hedging that blighted gold in the 1990s is making a comeback, and threatens to loom over the market like Banquo's ghost.

* Euro rises to session high vs dollar * Gold's appeal hurt by fears the Fed will ease stimulus * Spot silver cuts loss to 0.6 percent, platinum to 1.65 pct (Recasts, updates prices, adds comments, adds ...

* U.S. dollar rises 0.5 percent vs basket of currencies * Fears that Fed may halt bond-buying scheme dent gold's appeal * Spot silver off 3 percent (Updates prices, adds comments) By Clara Denina LONDON, ...

* U.S. dollar rises vs basket of currencies * Fears that Fed may halt bond-buying scheme dent gold's appeal * Spot silver off 2.4 percent (Updates prices) By Clara Denina LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Gold, ...

* Gold briefly reclaims $1,400 on Chinese buying interest * Investors eyeing Bernanke on stimulus signals * Silver still near 2-1/2-year trough By A. Ananthalakshmi SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - Gold climbed ...

* Gold trading near one-month lows * Fears Fed may halt bond-buying scheme dent gold's appeal * Silver near lowest level since Sept 2010 (Adds quotes, updates prices) By A. Ananthalakshmi SINGAPORE, May ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold drifted lower for an eighth session out of nine on Tuesday on outflows from exchange-traded funds and as the dollar firmed, putting more pressure on bullion which has already ...

By Barani Krishnan and Clara Denina NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Gold and silver prices gained nearly 3 percent on Monday after a roller-coaster session that opened with a gut-wrenching dive in silver to ...

* Silver hits Sept 2010 low before rebounding * Gold shoots up from 1-month low and 7 days of losses * Investors await Fed chairman's testimony on Wednesday (Updates with late prices, post-settlement trades) ...

* Silver hits Sept 2010 low before rebounding * Gold also shoots up from 1-month low and 7 days of losses * Investors await Fed chairman's testimony on Wednesday (Updates with U.S. session, adds trader ...

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* Gold falls 1.5 pct to 1-month low of $1,338.95/oz * Investors drive European shares to 5-yr high * Silver falls to lowest since September 2010 (Updates prices, adds comment) By Clara Denina and Jan Harvey ...

* Gold falls 1.5 pct to 1-month low of $1,338.95/oz * Investors drive European shares to 5-yr high * Silver falls to lowest since September 2010 (Updates prices) By Clara Denina and Jan Harvey LONDON, ...

By Clara Denina and Jan Harvey LONDON (Reuters) - Silver hit a 2-1/2 year low on Monday, prompted by heavy fund liquidation in Asian trade, while gold was on track for its longest run of losses since March ...

The price of gold fell heavily last week, and gold for immediate delivery ended the week down by 6.5%, at $1,343 per ounce. Of course, the only practical way for most private investors to invest in gold ...

One of the most popular funds tracking the FTSE 100, the iShares FTSE 100 exchange-traded fund (ETF), today confirmed dividends from the blue-chip index had reached an all-time high. News this morning ...

It was not immediately obvious what the silver lining — or should that be golden lining — to the latest headline figures from the World Gold Council (WGC) might be.

By Danielle Robinson and Joy Ferguson NEW YORK, May 17 - If anyone needed evidence that parts of the high-yield bond market no longer offer protection against rising interest rates, then they received ...

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* Dollar lifted by Fed official's comments on QE * Gold prices set to end the week down nearly 5 pct * Palladium, platinum outperform after Platinum Week (Updates prices) By Jan Harvey LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) ...

Investors in funds based in the United States boosted their European equity holdings for a third week in a row as regional indexes surge to multi-year highs, Thomson Reuters Lipper data shows. A Lipper ...

* Gold's 7-session drop is longest losing streak in 4 years * Physical demand slow as consumers await further price fall-dealers (Adds details, updates price) By A. Ananthalakshmi SINGAPORE, May 17 (Reuters) ...

By A. Ananthalakshmi SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold fell for a seventh straight session on Friday as the dollar strengthened and investors cut exposure to the metal, sending holdings in exchange-traded funds ...

* Gold down for 7th straight session, near 4-week low * Physical demand slow as consumers await further price fall-dealers (Adds quotes, updates prices) By A. Ananthalakshmi SINGAPORE, May 17 (Reuters) ...

SINGAPORE, May 17 (Reuters) - Gold edged up on Friday as stock markets paused after rally, but the metal was still on track for its worst weekly decline in a month as investors cut exposure to bullion, ...

* Funds sell out of New York's largest physical gold fund * Gold finds some relief as U.S. data hurts stocks * Physical buying seen underpinning (Recasts throughout; adds comments, byline, changes dateline) ...

By Jan Harvey and Clara Denina LONDON (Reuters) - Gold hit a four-week low on Thursday, declining for a sixth straight day for the first time in more than four years, as investors spooked by recent price ...

* Chinese bargain-hunting fails to lend support * Soros Fund Management cuts SPDR Gold Trust holdings * Coming up: U.S. weekly jobless claims at 1230 GMT (Updates throughout, changes dateline from SINGAPORE) ...

By A. Ananthalakshmi SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold dropped to its weakest level in almost a month on Thursday, hurt by a firmer dollar and as holdings in exchange-traded funds fell to the lowest in over four ...