Gold's appeal to speculators dims
[NEW YORK] Speculators are the least bullish on gold in 2 1/2 months on mounting confidence that US economic growth is accelerating out of its winter retreat.
Money managers cut their net-long position in bullion to the smallest since mid-February during the week ended April 29. Wagers tumbled 25 per cent last month, the most since November, and investors cut their holdings in exchange-traded products backed by the metal to the lowest since 2009.
Futures fell 5.7 per cent from a six-month high in March as the American economy boun…
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