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PM prices slump on strong dollar and China fears

The prices of the major precious metals continued to fall in November, weighed down by the strength of the US dollar and persistent concerns over a hard landing in China. While demand and supply fundamentals have started to move in favour of future price rises, precious metals will probably continue to struggle until the Fed’s first rate hike is behind us.

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