Gold prices punched through $3,800 per troy ounce on Monday morning, ahead of a looming potential US government shutdown that rattled markets and sent the greenback lower.
Bullion has been on a blistering rally, up 45 per cent this year, fuelled by concerns over government debt levels and inflation and by questions over the status of the US dollar as a reserve asset.
A major driver of the recent surge is western investors piling into gold-backed exchange traded funds, according to analysts and market participants.
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