As the deficit balloons, if outside investors start to feel concern about the sustainability of U.S. debt, that factor could drive interest rates higher on Treasuries which would be an extremely scary scenario.
The rapid and unfettered accumulation of short-term debt was one major factor that contributed to last year's meltdown.
The European Union sovereign debt crisis remains a bullish factor for the precious metals markets, on safe-haven demand due to the uncertainty of the issue.
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"Europe's debt crisis is the first factor to pull down exports, and the pace of decline is striking, " said Masayuki Kichikawa from Bank Of America Merrill Lynch in Tokyo.
The European Union debt crisis remains an underlying bullish factor for the precious metals.
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The overall EU debt crisis is an underlying bullish factor for the gold market.
Fresh civil unrest in Libya has temporarily joined the European Union debt crisis as a major market factor.
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But the ongoing EU debt crisis remains and underlying bullish factor for gold.
The European Union sovereign debt crisis remains an underlying bullish factor for the precious metals markets, on safe-haven demand due to the uncertainty of the issue.
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The ongoing European Union sovereign debt crisis also remains a bullish factor for the precious metals markets, on safe-haven demand due to the uncertainty of the issue.
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The European Union debt crisis remains an underlying bullish factor for the precious metals, even though that situation has seen no major fresh developments in recent days.
Many agree the more serious worldwide debt situation lies with the European Union and not the U.S. The EU debt situation remains an underlying bullish factor for gold.
The EU debt crisis is a major underlying bullish factor for the gold market.
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Still, the EU debt crisis is a major underlying bullish factor for the gold market.
The European Union debt crisis remains a major bullish fundamental factor for the gold market.
Still, the overall EU debt crisis remains a major underlying bullish factor for safe-haven gold.
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The overall EU debt crisis remains a major underlying bullish factor for safe-haven gold.
But how much is unclear because the debt-ceiling talks are just one factor that is supporting gold.
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The EU debt crisis will remain an underlying bullish factor for safe-haven assets like gold for a long time to come.
The EU debt crisis remains a major underlying bullish factor for gold.
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The EU debt crisis will remain an underlying bullish factor for gold.
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The mostly commonly cited factor was the European sovereign debt crisis.
Still, the overall EU debt crisis remains a major underlying bullish factor for safe-haven gold, and the problem is not going to just go away any time soon.
The EU debt crisis continues to be a major bullish factor for the gold market.
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The overall EU debt crisis is also a major underlying bullish factor for safe-haven gold.
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The EU debt crisis is still a major underlying bullish factor for the gold market, due to its safe-haven asset status.
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The EU debt crisis is still a major underlying bullish factor for gold and is prompting safe-haven demand for the metal.
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While gold saw some selling pressure Monday, the EU debt crisis is still a major underlying bullish factor for safe-haven gold.
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While gold is seeing some selling pressure Monday, the EU debt crisis is still a major underlying bullish factor for gold.
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