Adding to the murky near-term outlook for gold is that there are still 19 trading days left in October, often the worst month of the year for bullion. October ranks as merely the tenth-best, or third-worst, month in which to own gold since the start of this century. [Fed-Fueled Gains Could be Short-Lived for Gold ETFs]
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