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Gold Hits Record High as Dollar Falls, US Shutdown Fears Grow | The Pulse 9/29/2025
Gold climbed to a record above $3,800 an ounce as precious metals surged, boosted by a weaker dollar as investors weighed a potential US government shutdown. Bullion rose as much as 1.4% to an all-time high of $3,812.05 an ounce — eclipsing a peak reached last Tuesday — after notching six straight weekly gains. The dollar fell as investors awaited developments ahead of a planned meeting between top US congressional leaders and President Donald Trump on Monday — a day before federal funding would expire if an agreement on a short-term spending bill can’t be reached. A shutdown would threaten the release of key data including Friday’s payrolls report, which economists expect would show subdued jobs growth in September.
Today's guests: Rachel Reeves, UK Chancellor, Subitha Subramaniam, Sarasin & Partners Head of Investment Strategy, George Magnus, Oxford University China Centre Research Associate, Anna Leach, Institute of Directors Chief Economist
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00:00:00 - The Pulse
00:01:48 - Trump to Meet Democrats to Avoid US Govt Shutdown
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00:08:40 - Subitha Subramaniam, Sarasin & Partners Head of Investment Strategy
00:15:28 - UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves Speaks to Bloomberg
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00:22:29 - Reeves: Commitments Not to Raise VAT, Income Tax, NI Stand
00:27:05 - China's Industrial Policy
00:28:21 - George Magnus, Oxford University China Centre Research Associate
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00:37:34 - Lufthansa Announces Job Cuts
00:43:06 - Anna Leach, Institute of Directors Chief Economist
00:46:18 - Starmer Recasts Premiership as Fight for UK 'Soul'
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Published Sep 29, 2025