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The Rise and Fall in the Dollar and Impact on Precious Metals

The Rise and Fall in the Dollar and Impact on Precious Metals

Precious metals were facing a down day as an extension to the losses from Thursday, March 8’s, losses. The decline in gold and other precious was mainly due to the strength of the US dollar against other currencies. The US dollar had risen almost 0.4% against the yen after the tumble last week, which followed the fear of trade wars due to tariffs.