09.12.2008 - Gold, other commodities jump on public works plan
From AP: Gold prices advanced Monday as investors cheered President-elect Barack Obama's plan to increase infrastructure spending to help boost the sagging economy. Other commodities, including energy and agriculture futures, also rose. Over the weekend, Obama announced plans for the largest U.S. public works spending program since the creation of the interstate highway system a half-century ago. Meanwhile, government officials in China plan to meet this week to discuss possible ways to expand the $586 billion stimulus plan enacted last month..... Full Article: Source
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