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John Thornton and Mark Bristow to run $18bn Barrick Gold and Randgold combination
Precious metal has suffered from a rising US dollar and Treasury bill rates
Metal’s price has fallen 12% to below $1,300 an ounce from a peak in January
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Net positioning in futures market in negative territory for first time since end of 2001
Fall comes as Turkey’s lira hits an all-time low and investors shy away from EMs
Gold miners eye worst day in about 20 months
A period of risk aversion should help the metal, but the dollar is too strong
Inflows surge for triple-leveraged gold mining ETF
A battle over a Canadian gold miner suggests the sector faces more activism
