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$700 Gold Is HERE!

Gold rose to $700 an ounce in New York for the first time since October 1980 as tensions increased over Iran's nuclear-research program.

The U.S. government said a letter from Iran's president hasn't reduced its determination to halt the Islamic republic's nuclear research. Geopolitical turmoil can spur investors to buy precious metals as a store of value. Gold touched a record $850 in January 1980 after a 1979 Iranian revolution slashed oil exports and spurred 12 percent inflation in the U.S.

``No one is buying Iran's overtures,'' said Frank McGhee, head metals trader at Integrated Brokerage Services LLC in Chicago. ``This is purely a geopolitical move for gold. We've been here before. The difference is that this time, there are nukes involved.''

Gold futures for June delivery gained $20.10, or 3 percent, to $700 an ounce at 11:24 a.m on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. A close at that price would be the highest since October 1980. Prices are up 63 percent in the past year.


Posted by Barry Gutwein on May 9, 2006 1:28 PM in Precious Metals | Comments (13)

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