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Gold dipped on Friday, as disappointing US job growth failed to revive safe-haven demand following a raft of strong economic data, and bullion notched its biggest weekly decline since May. Bullion declined for a fifth day, its longest losing streak in Full story

Copper and silver prices rose Friday as a strong economic forecast sparked hope that demand for industrial metals would grow next year. The Conference Board said its index of leading economic indicators, which measures future economic activity, rose 1.1 Full story

World Bank president Robert Zoellick has urged leading economies to consider bringing gold back into the global monetary system to stabilise currency movements and ensure a strong economic recovery. Full story

TORONTO - The Toronto stock market clung to a small gain Monday afternoon as strong economic data from China and the passage of new global banking regulations boosted the base metals and financial sectors, but gold stocks proved a weight. The S&P/TSX Full story

Canada's main stock-market index reaches a new high for the year, supported by higher commodity prices and strong economic data. The loonie also inches closer to parity. Full story

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold, platinum and other metals futures rose on Wednesday, gaining as strong economic data reported by China lifted demand expectations. Full story