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Hedge funds lay heavy bets on silver, gains spurred by QE3 could outpace gold

Marc Howe | September 28, 2012 | 3:53 am Precious Metals Europe Gold Silver 

Hedge funds have placed major bets on silver due to expectations that the precious metal will outpace gold in the wake of expansionary measures by the world's central banks. Bloomberg reports that hedge funds have raised their net-long position to...

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