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Why gold is losing its lustre as an investor safe haven
The financial crisis is easy to spot on graphs. Often it's a great crater on a steadily climbing slope. For gold prices, however, it's a sheer mountain face that peaks in 2011. Gold prices soared in the aftermath of the financial crisis to a record high of US$1,900 ($2025) per troy ounce as the US Federal Reserve loosened monetary policy to kick-start the US economy's stuttering recovery, sending interest rates as low as 0.25 per cent. But central banks are finally taking Western economies off life support. The US dollar, another key driver of gold's price, is also showing tentative signs of recovery, while the new ... (full story)
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