Gold bars are displayed at South Africa's Rand Refinery in Germiston in this May 30, 2006 file picture. Gold prices swept to a record high on January 2, 2008 above the key $850-an-ounce mark, driven by surging oil, a weaker dollar and simmering geopolitical tensions that polished its safe-haven credentials. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/Files (SOUTH AFRICA)

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