Another good week for copper and gold

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By Michael McCrae
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Gold jumped another 5% this week with June gold futures hitting $2,350 an ounce.

On Saturday mining audiences manager Michael McCrae recorded Kitco Roundtable.

Copper was also on fire, which were up 4.6% for the week to close above $4.20.

The copper miners are up 20% year to date and trading at a 52 week high. Gold miners are up just 10% year to date, according to the GDX.

U.S. job growth blew past expectations in March and wages increased at a steady clip. However the strong job numbers suggest that the Federal Reserve will put off a rate hike to later this year.

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Michael McCrae

Michael McCrae is leading Kitco's coverage of the mining sector. McCrae, who has both an MBA and CMA, knows how to build digital media properties. He was co-founder and publisher of MINING.com, an award-winning news site. Before coming to media, McCrae worked in IT and banking. Please reach out: mmccrae@kitco.com or (514) 670-1383. You can also follow him at @michaelmccrae.

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