Will the gold price continue to struggle?

The 12-year bull-run in gold looks set to end this year. But the longer term is less certain.

Gold has risen for 12 years in a row. But it looks unlikely to extend its run to 13 prices have fallen by almost 25% this year, to a near three-month low.

The prospect of America breaching its debt ceiling hasn't given gold much of a lift, largely because markets seem to have assumed that a deal will be done.

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