黃金價格突破1盎司1500美元

The price of gold set a record high for a second straight day Wednesday as investors looked for an alternative to a weakening U.S. ous unsettling events in the world in the last few months -- such as the political unrest in the Middle East and then the earthquake and tsunami in Japan -- have pushed some investors to look for what they view as a secure commodity. Increasingly, they have bought gold.

The price edged just above the $1,500 mark Tuesday, after the Standard & Poor's financial services firm lowered its economic outlook for the United States from "stable" to "negative" on fears that the country's leaders will not be able to reach a deal to rein in the growing U.S. governmental debt. Wednesday, the price of gold topped $1,505 an ounce. Some analysts say the price of gold could increase further.

投資人另尋投資方式替代疲軟的美元之際，黃金價格星期三連續第二天創下新紀錄。數月以來，中東政治動亂以及後來的日本地震和海嘯等世界上各種動盪事件，促使投資人尋找他們認爲安全的商品。他們越來越多地購買黃金。

星期二，金價略微衝過1500美元1盎司的大關。此前，標準普爾金融服務公司把美國的經濟前景從平穩降爲負面，原因是擔心美國的領袖們不能達成協議來控制不斷增加的美國政府債務。星期三，黃金價格漲到每盎司1505美元。一些分析人士說，金價仍會金一步上漲。