Gold edges higher on “fiscal cliff” concerns

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NEW YORK (AP) — Gold prices edged higher Thursday after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said that it appeared the government would miss the deadline for avoiding the “fiscal cliff.”

The lawmaker’s comments boosted demand for the metal as a safe haven, said Howard Wen a commodities analyst at HSBC.

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