Precious metals tumbled after Ben Bernanke's announcement

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Source: Dukascopy Bank
Precious metals tumbled on Wednesday amid broadly stronger US Dollar and Ben Bernanke's announcement on the recovery of the US economy. Taken better than expected industry and labour market, traders considered these comments as hint that there will not be the next round of the QE in the US. Gold lost more than 84 US Dollars per ounce and broke key support level in less than two hours after this announcement. Moreover, globally improved economic state pressured the commodity group that tends to be uncertainty hedge. Other precious metals tracked gold's downward trend and posted significant declines. Even successful LTRO failed to limit losses of the precious metals.

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