Gold rush

Opinion | Where jeans and denim come from – the clues are in the names

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The design, production, trade and use of denim span the globe, but the name, as with many fabrics, originates in the place it was once made. From the 16th century, the northwest Italian port city of Genoa crafted a type of twilled cloth, notable for yarns of cotton instead of linen, hemp or wool, and … Read more

Chinese buying set the stage for gold’s latest record run

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This week’s gold rush may have been triggered by bets on the US Federal Reserve’s long-anticipated pivot to looser monetary policy, but the foundations for the record rally were laid in China. After months of mostly treading water, the gold market suddenly sprang to life last Friday. Prices breached December’s record on Tuesday and have … Read more