While the panel members said they had no proof, they suspected some of the looting was "commissioned theft" in which collectors arranged for precious items to be stolen for a fee.
If Mr Obama's luck holds, the passionate intensity of the conservatives might just cancel out that of the progressives and so affirm, in the eyes of the majority in the centre, his own claim to be reaching for precious common ground in the tricky terrain of divided government.
If the dollar index continues to fade, that would be bullish for the precious metals.
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The greenback bears have gained good downside technical momentum recently, which should be bullish for the precious metals.
The greenback bears still have the overall near-term technical advantage, which should be bullish for the precious metals.
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In the U.S., the weekly jobless claims data is out Thursday morning and could be influential for the precious metals.
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The greenback bears have gained good downside technical momentum recently, which should be bullish for the precious metals and is limiting selling pressure Thursday morning.
Bottom line: The best days may be behind for the precious metals, at least until the next crisis, provided that central bankers still have enough ammunition to fuel another rally.
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Such would be very bullish for the precious metals and other commodity markets.
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Any further weakening of the dollar index would be a bullish development for the precious metals.
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Further downside moves in crude oil would be a bearish factor for the precious metals markets.
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That, too, should be a supportive factor for the precious metals markets.
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That would be a bearish factor for the precious metals markets.
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Such would be a bullish factor for the precious metals.
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Market watchers said that seems to be the case in other markets besides precious metals, too, as prices for some commodities seem to be lower than fundamentally justified in the short-term.
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The EU debt crisis will continue to be a bullish underlying factor for the precious metals markets.
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Further downside moves in crude oil would be a bearish underlying factor for the precious metals markets.
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That, too, would be at least initially bearish for the precious metals markets.
If the index does begin to trend lower again, that would be an underlying bullish fundamental for the precious metals.
If the U.S. dollar index continues to trade sideways to higher, that would be a bearish underlying factor for the precious metals markets.
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This overall world currency devaluation situation could be an underlying bullish factor for the precious metals down the road, due to the inflationary implications.
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That would be an underlying bullish factor for the precious metals.
Such would be a significantly bullish development for the precious metals.
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The crude oil bulls have some fresh upside near-term technical momentum on their side, which also should be a bullish underlying factor for the precious metals.
Crude oil is on the verge of seeing some serious near-term chart damage inflicted, which would be an underlying bearish factor for the precious metals, especially silver.
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The crude oil bulls now have some fresh upside near-term technical momentum on their side, which should also be a bullish underlying factor for the precious metals.
The crude oil bulls still have some fresh upside near-term technical momentum on their side, which also should be a bullish underlying factor for the precious metals.
Both reports could be significant market-movers for the precious metals.
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