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    A gold "flash crash" took the yellow metal down 4.2%, or about $50, in a matter of seconds late Sunday night to its lowest level since March 2010.

    Just before 9:30 p.m. ET -- or just as China's market opened for trading -- someone dumped five tonnes ($2.7 billion worth) of gold on the Chinese market.

    Exactly who is "someone," and why the big sell?

    Let's take a look...

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A Gold "Flash Crash" Happened Yesterday - Here's Why

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A gold "flash crash" took the yellow metal down 4.2%, or about $50, in a matter of seconds late Sunday night to its lowest level since March 2010.

Just before 9:30 p.m. ET -- or just as China's market opened for trading -- someone dumped five tonnes ($2.7 billion worth) of gold on the Chinese market.

Exactly who is "someone," and why the big sell?

Let's take a look...

Gold/Silver Ratio Just Another Sign Prices Are Too Low

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The gold/silver ratio is another indication that silver is grossly underpriced.

By 2014 average prices, the gold/silver ratio was 66-to-1. That number has only climbed in 2015. As of yesterday's closing spot gold price and spot silver price, the ratio was about 72-to-1. It's not just that the gold-silver ratio is five times its historical average that indicates that it's underpriced. It's also that its scarcity in relation to gold doesn't justify such a high ratio.

Here's what that says about the price of silver today...

New Gold Price Chart: Fed Minutes and Middle East Solidify Gold Above $1,320

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Gold prices today (Wednesday) finished back over $1,320 an ounce after the release of the latest U.S. Federal Reserve minutes, and amidst turmoil in the Middle East.

Take a look at our new gold price chart that reflects the current June-July rally, and get the latest on gold futures, spot gold price per ounce, and news driving up the price of gold...

New Gold Price Chart, Plus the Stories Driving Gold's June Rally

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Gold prices posted a best one-day performance in nine months yesterday (Thursday) with a 3.4% surge, and they are following it up with another gain today. Our up-to-date gold price chart shows June's rally after May's record lows.

As of mid-day today, gold for August delivery was up 0.12% to $1,315.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange - about a $42 increase on the week. Spot gold per gram price was up to 42.24.

Here’s the top market news that’s affecting gold prices right now...

New Gold Price Chart, Plus the Latest Gold News

Gold shifted higher today (Monday) following recent record lows – our up-to-date gold price chart shows that in late May, gold tumbled to its lowest level in four months, to $1,243.00.

Gold for August delivery was up 0.1% at $1,253.90 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. London gold was up 0.1% at $1,253.77 an ounce.

Here’s the top news affecting the yellow metal right now…

Why Gold Prices Are Up Today

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Gold is down about 17% in 2013, but here's why gold prices are up today - and will continue their rise...

On Monday, as gold inched toward $1,400 an ounce, bulls claimed the yellow metal was entering a third-quarter bull market - and Tuesday's gold-price gains helped it get there.

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