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Gold extends record run as U.S. maintains stimulus (GC in Marketwatch)
28 April 2011 MarketWatch

Gold futures extended their run into record territory Thursday, as the dollar fell further after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he would hold the central bank’s stimulative stance indefinitely.
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“The possibility of Japan being downgraded has seen the yen join the dollar under pressure,” analysts at GoldCore said.