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Gold Falls After Dollar Rebounds Against Euro

 Mar 27, 2008 07:25 PM UTC
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Gold fell in New York after the dollar rebounded against the euro. Silver rose.

The dollar rose as much as 0.8 percent against the euro after falling within 1 cent of the all-time low yesterday. Gold reached a record $1,033.90 an ounce on March 17 when the euro rose to the highest ever.


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slvrfx29   65%     1 point   commented 199 days ago reply

The pullback in gold & commodities in general was precipitated by Uncle Ben cutting the Fed Funds Rate 25 bps less than expected, halting the slide of the U$ dollar, at least for the short term. Window dressing also contributed with institutions locking in profits. Not to worry; GLD hits 150 by 2011.

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