She procured chains, pendants, dinnerware, candlesticks and other objects from the 47th Street diamond district while still living in New York around 2007, before the gold market skyrocketed.

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Speculators in the New York futures market remains net long in gold and silver, even though they have pared that net length from earlier in the year.

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It was curious that heavy sell orders hit the gold market Tuesday when New York and London markets were closed and at a time when Asian trading was light.

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Jeffrey Christian, a precious metals consultant for the CPM Group in New York, predicted to CNN that the absence of the gold will have no impact on the market.

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Next week also brings February gold options expiration at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, which will be watched by market participants.

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