With gold pushing up against nominal all-time highs, Kinross sold 606, 896 ounces of the shiny metal in the second quarter, up 16.8%.

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That leaves our central bank as the buyer of last resort and is the primary reason why gold is rising against all currencies and recently reached a nominal all-time high in U.S. dollars.

FORBES: The Macro View

For Canada, Texas, Iowa and North Dakota, the common denominator they all share is that the economy in each is relatively focused on commodities, and with commodities near nominal all-time highs thanks to a weak dollar, job-creating investment has followed.

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