Nov
14

Hedge Fund Gold Buyers Caught Out by Trump Vote as Prices Plunge

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump

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  • Bullish bets undercut by prospect of more spending, tax cuts
  • Citigroup sees stronger dollar extending metal risk into 2017

Add hedge funds to the list of investors caught on the wrong end of Donald Trump’s surprise election as U.S. president.

Before the Trump victory on Nov. 8, which defied most poll-based forecasts, speculators increased bets on a bullion rally for a third straight week, data released Monday show. Since then, prices posted their biggest weekly decline in three years, touching a five-month low, and holdings in exchange-traded funds backed by gold have seen their biggest two-day outflow in three years…

Hedge Fund Gold Buyers Caught Out by Trump Vote as Prices Plunge

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