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Gold and oil shoot higher as sterling pounds dollar

The pound rocketed through the $2.10 barrier yesterday for the first time since 1981, as traders continued their assault on the greenback and oil struck yet another new high, edging ever closer to the triple-digit mark.

The pound rocketed through the $2.10 barrier yesterday for the first time since 1981, as traders continued their assault on the greenback and oil struck yet another new high, edging ever closer to the triple-digit mark.