The gold rush: Can yellow metal lick $1550/ounce?

The big story is gold. It shot above that USD 1,500 an ounce mark for the first time ever as worries over the outlook for the US economy boosted the metal as a safe haven whereas rising inflation helped lift Asian demand. Now gold prices are up 5% in the month of April.

April 21, 2011 / 14:11 IST
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The big story is gold. It shot above that USD 1,500 an ounce mark for the first time ever as worries over the outlook for the US economy boosted the yellow metal as a safe haven whereas rising inflation helped lift Asian demand. Now gold prices are up 5% in the month of April.

James Steel, Chief Commodity Analyst at HSBC spoke to CNBC-TV18 about where he sees those prices headed. Below is a verbatim transcript of his interview with CNBC-TV18
first published: Apr 21, 2011 08:55 am

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