One-kilogram gold bars in Tokyo, Japan.Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg
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Miningweb: Gold smashes $4,000 for first time amid US shutdown
Gold hits record $4,000 as investors flock to safe-haven assets
Key topics:
Gold surges past $4,000 amid US fiscal and Fed independence fears
Central banks and ETFs drive record demand for safe-haven bullion
Analysts see gold heading toward $4,900 as trust in dollar erodes
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By Jack Ryan, Yvonne Yue Li and Sybilla Gross