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Gold tops $4,000 for first time as traders pile into safe haven
Gold tops $4,000 for first time as traders pile into safe haven
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Gold prices broke $4,000 for the first time Wednesday as investors piled into the safe haven over expectations for US interest rate cuts and worries over the US government shutdown. Gold -- long considered a go-to in times of uncertainty -- climbed to a high of $4,006.68 Wednesday, even as the dollar has pushed up against most of its peers in recent days.