What To Make Of The Dramatic Drop In Gold Prices

(Photo credit: Investing in Gold) As I write this post on April 15, spot gold prices, according to Bloomberg, settled down approximately 9% for the day (which marks the biggest one day decline since February of 1983), while spot silver prices were down approximately 12% for the day.

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