Gold Prices Hit Record High Monday

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 11/23/2009 - 8:10am

Gold prices have soared this year — largely because the U.S. dollar has gotten weaker. Investors have been looking at gold as a better bet than the dollar.

And the expectation is that the dollar will stay weak because of low U.S. interest rates. That means investors — including governments — will likely continue pouring their money into the gold market.

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