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Macro Monday Ep103: Precious metals’ dramatic fall

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Chris Holdsworth, Chief Investment Strategist, Investec Wealth & Investment International, makes sense of a busy few days on financial markets, which saw sharp falls in precious metals prices. Despite the dramatic drop in gold, platinum and silver prices, precious metals prices are back to where they were in early January.
2 Feb English South Africa Business · Investing

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