THE US dollar has been depreciating against several Asian currencies in recent months due to growing concerns over the United States' widening trade deficit and 41-year low interest rates, which caused capital to flee the world's largest economy.
The weakening greenback resulted in a 'gold rush' that had driven spot gold to an almost seven-year high of US$384.60 per ounce.
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