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Gold price to fall to $700

This week’s sharp falls (from a peak of $1030 to a trough of $905) have reinforced our scepticism about the medium-term outlook for gold prices. We have therefore trimmed our end-2008 forecast from (an already relatively bearish) $800 to $750/oz, and expect to see gold back at $700 within a year.

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