It allows us to get a reading on the level of buying or selling interest and can help to determine whether supply or demand is dominating a market.

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The statement from GFMS did not say whether the projected increase in gold jewelry demand will remain regionalized or whether the tough conditions in the US, EU and the Middle East will continue for 2011.

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Catalunia has a snap election coming up in which the major real question is whether to demand more, or even possibly total, independence from Madrid.

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