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One of Brazil’s largest hedge fund managers is betting on rising prices for precious metals after the U.S. and other allies imposed financial sanctions on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine, including the freezing of certain central bank assets.

(Kitco News) - Russia''s war on Ukraine has passed the two-week mark and the humanitarian crisis continues to grow. More than 2 million Ukrainian refugees have flooded into Europe and those who can''t leave fear for their lives as they are forced to survive uninhabitable conditions.

Kitco News'' contributed commentary features articles and opinions from some of the top experts in the gold industry.

Kitco News'' contributed commentary features articles and opinions from some of the top experts in the gold industry.

As key industrial metal gains, CEO tells Jim Cramer the company is adding more.

"God Help Us": The "Death Knell" For The Dollar Is Here, Metals Markets "Are Breaking" Submitted by QTR''s Fringe Finance Yesterday, I had a chance to interview, both on paper and via podcast, my friend Andy Schectman, President & Owner of Miles Franklin Precious Metals, a company that has done more than $5 billion in sales. Andy is a world-renowned expert in the field of precious metals and took the time to answer some pressing questions I had about how the physical market was holding up amidst the Ukraine/Russia chaos and his thoughts on the future of the monetary system globally, now that we are alienating Russia. This interview is not an advertisement ; I sought out Andy’s opinion because I believe him to be a thought-leader in the space of metals and monetary policy. Q: Before our podcast, I asked Andy what the demand for physical looked like since the Ukraine/Russia conflict began. A: The demand for physical metal over the last two years has been extraordinary, but nothing like the craziness that we have experienced since the Ukraine invasion.

Gold futures declined on Friday, paring their gain for the week in which prices touched their highest levels in 19 months. "Gold tumbled as risk appetite roared back after Russian President [Vladimir] Putin noted there are certain positive shifts in talks with Ukraine," said Edward Moya, senior market analyst at OANDA. "Growth concerns, however, will not be going away anytime soon, and gold''s pullback here should be limited," he said. "The bull case remains given inflationary pressures will continue to drive growth concerns and an immediate de-escalation in the war in Ukraine still seems unlikely." April gold fell $15.40, or 0.8%, to settle at $1,985 an ounce. For the week, prices based on the most-active contract, gained 0.9%, FactSet data show. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.

(Kitco News) - Gold''s recent push above $2,000 is just the start of a bigger long-term move, even if sentiment among Wall Street analysts in the near term has weakened.

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Oil loses gains on Putin comments Oil prices are a little flat on Friday and have given back most of the gains from earlier in the session when they were more than 4% up on the day. The comments from Putin didn’t just give risk appetite a lift, it eased the pressure on commodity markets. […]

UK retail savers are joining investors rushing into gold and taking the price this week close to its all-time high as they look for safe haven assets in the face of the war in Ukraine. “Investors are making a beeline for it because it is considered a safe store of value during times of geopolitical […] Investors buy gold in response to Ukraine war

In recent weeks, capital fled risky assets to seek haven in precious metals. Looking forward, questions remain around whether the ''stag'' will fade at

Gold, traditionally the resort of the nervous in unsettled markets, has not been providing its usual glister over recent months.Gold, traditionally the resort of the nervous in unsettled markets, has not been providing its usual glister over recent months.