Copper $ 5.4385 / lb 0.20%
Brent Crude Oil $ 60.09 / bbl -0.91%
Palladium $ 1783.5 / ozt 7.18%
Crude Oil $ 56.26 / bbl -0.90%
Natural Gas $ 3.928 / Btu -4.59%
Silver Futures $ 65.16 / ozt -2.03%
Aluminum Futures $ 2918.75 / ton 0.49%
Micro Gold Futures $ 4396.8 / ozt 0.58%
Micro Silver Futures $ 65.11 / ozt -2.01%
Platinum $ 1964.5 / ozt 1.70%
Gold Futures $ 4365.3 / ozt -0.14%
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The best reason in the world to buy gold

Forbes | April 23, 2012 | 12:41 am Precious Metals Europe Gold 

Beijing is planning to avoid U.S. financial sanctions on Iran by paying for oil with gold. China’s imports of the metal are already large, and you can guess what additional purchases are going to do to prices.

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