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Western investors to drive gold prices higher

Despite subdued buying from key consumers – China and India – demand for gold had a strong first half of the year. Indeed, renewed interest from Western investors more than offset continued weakness from the jewellery sector. In this Metals Watch we take a closer look at the key demand developments in the first half of 2016 and assess the outlook for demand and prices for the remainder of the year.

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