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Gold prices surged above$ 1,400 a troy ounce, setting a fresh nominal all-time high after Robert Zoellick, World Bank president, said leading economies should look at a modified global gold standard to guide currency movements.

黄金价格飙升至每盎司1400美元上方，再创名义价格历史新高。此前世界银行（world bank）行长罗伯特佐利克（Robert Zoellick）表示，主要经济体应考虑以改良版金本位制来指引汇率变动。

In 1999, New York gold futures were near $ 250 a troy ounce.

1999年, 纽约黄金期货接近每盎司250美元.

In 1999, New York gold futures were near $250 a troy ounce.

1999年，纽约黄金期货接近每盎司250美元。

Investors searching for a safe haven have pushed gold prices to $ 950 a troy ounce.

投资者寻找避风港,推动金价升至每盎司950美元.

Prices surged more than sevenfold since 2001 to an all-time high of$ 1,920 a troy ounce in 2011, as investors turned to the metal as a haven from turmoil in the rest of the financial world.

自2001年以来，金价猛涨7倍以上，2011年冲高至每盎司1920美元的最高纪录，因为在金融业其他领域动荡不定之际，投资者大举吃进黄金，把它作为一种安全资产。

The switch from large selling to buying has helped propel the gold price more than 25 per cent higher so far this year, hitting a nominal record of$ 1920 a troy ounce earlier this month.

从大举抛售转变为买入，今年迄今为止已经推动黄金价格上涨了逾25%，在本月早些时候达到了每金衡盎司1920美元的名义价格纪录。

Gold futures for August delivery gained$ 12.40, or 0.8%, to settle at$ 1, 616.10 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.

纽约商品交易所Comex分部8月交割的黄金期货合约涨12.40美元，至每盎司1616.10美元，涨幅为0.8%。