Weak dollar and bullish miners lift gold price

17 September 2010  The Financial Times

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 Gold prices jumped to a record high and silver rose to the highest in more than two years on Thursday as investor interest in the precious metals sector was stoked by fears about further monetary easing in the US and bullish comments from top gold miners.

The weakness of the US dollar against the euro and a volatile yen following Tokyo’s intervention in the foreign exchange market also supported gold prices.

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