Economics
Hedge Funds Get Gold Timing Wrong on Rebound: Commodities
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Hedge funds and other speculators misjudged gold prices for a second time in three weeks.
Just after the investors sold bullion holdings for a second consecutive week, a disappointing U.S. jobs report sparked the biggest rally in prices since mid-March. Their funds fared better in the five preceding weeks, correctly adjusting wagers 80 percent of the time.