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Oct 2024
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US Markets Wrap: Gold surges to record h...

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Sevasti Balafas, CEO of GoalVest shares her insights on the latest surge in gold prices, boosted by uncertainty surrounding US elections.

She also weighs in on the optimism playing out in the markets, and whether utilities is a space to actively look at right now as Microsoft, Amazon and Google try to find ways of powering up their servers through renewable energy, with nuclear in focus.

Presented by: Ryan Huang
Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Photo credits: Goldman Sachs

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