Gold's wild rally traps jewelers between soaring costs and cautious customers

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Isaac Yuan and Joanne Sim, the husband-and-wife team behind Eli J Fine Jewelry in Singapore
Isaac Yuan and Joanne Sim, the husband-and-wife team behind Eli J Fine Jewelry in Singapore, have been adjusting designs and prices as gold costs soar.

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Gold is suffering its worst drop in 12 years: Billionaire investor and 'bond king' Bill Gross thinks the top may be in

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Bill Gross
Bill Gross is the billionaire cofounder of PIMCO.

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The ultra-rich who own $1 million gold bars probably aren't focused on profits amid soaring gold prices, experts say

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Workers stack ingots on top of each other at Russia's leading gold refining and bar manufacturing plant, in Novosibirsk, Russia
Most of the time, large-format gold bars never leave the storage vaults where they're kept under meticulous security.

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Gold experts explain what the record-high prices really mean

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An employee shows an ingot of 99.99 percent pure gold at Russia's leading gold refining and bar manufacturing plant, in Novosibirsk, Russia.
The spot price of gold recently hit the $2,500 threshold, valuing a 400 troy ounce gold bar at $1 million.

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Gold is getting so expensive that even China's central bank stopped buying

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Gold bars in China
Record gold prices are slowing appetite for the precious metal.

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China's gold rush shows the Chinese still have money to spend — they're just not into Starbucks or Gucci

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Customers select gold ornaments at a gold jewelry store on April 3, 2024 in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China.
China's gold rush has sent gold prices to record highs.

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Some central banks have sold gold at record prices, cashing in on the global boom

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An Uzbekistan gold miner shows some of his product
Private gold mining in Uzbekistan was legalized in 2019.

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Michael Burry and John Paulson hit the jackpot when they called the housing crash. Now they're betting on gold.

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Dr. Michael Burry
Michael Burry of "The Big Short" fame.

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The US dollar is so strong that China's central bank, among others, just keeps loading up on gold

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gold buyers necklaces china
Robust Chinese gold buying has sent prices of the precious metal to record highs.

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Gold is set to rack up its best month since November 2022 with the Israel-Hamas war boosting demand for safe havens

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rows of gold bars
Gold prices have surged over the past month, with geopolitical tensions pushing up demand for safe havens.

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