She procured chains, pendants, dinnerware, candlesticks and other objects from the 47th Street diamond district while still living in New York around 2007, before the gold market skyrocketed.

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Speculators in the New York futures market remains net long in gold and silver, even though they have pared that net length from earlier in the year.

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It was curious that heavy sell orders hit the gold market Tuesday when New York and London markets were closed and at a time when Asian trading was light.

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