speculator
Example Sentences
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Gold topped $5,500 an ounce last month, while silver rose above $120, boosted by a wave of buying from Chinese speculators.
The historic gains attracted increasing numbers of speculators in recent months, and not just in gold.
In China, where the metal is needed for solar-panel production and coveted by speculators, silver futures have risen to even higher levels, above $140 on Thursday.
For months, a gravity-defying rally had pushed gold and silver prices to all-time highs, enticing speculators and sparking fears that investors the world over were losing faith in traditional currencies like the dollar.
The market is returning to normal after speculators sent prices for watches and other luxury goods through the roof during the pandemic.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
