Gold Hits Record with U.S. Debt Talks Deadlocked

Financial Post reported that fears of a US debt default spurred gold to a record high.

The market news is quoted as saying:

Spot gold hit a new peak at $1,622.49 an ounce and was up 1.2 percent at $1,617.31 an ounce at 1152 GMT.

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