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The market continues to wait on a debt ceiling outcome as the August 2nd deadline nears. The Dow (NYSE:DIA) closed lower on Tuesday, while oil (NYSE:USO) and precious metals (NYSE:DBP) climbed higher. Commodities (NYSE:RJI) in general received a strong boost from a declining U.S. Dollar (NYSE:UUP). Gold (NYSE:GLD) and silver (NYSE:SLV) in particular are looking strong as paper currencies and investments remain in question. Furthermore, a major bank has raised average target prices for both gold and silver.
Gold has been hitting new highs this week, and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) is taking notice. The bank has raised its average target price for gold this year, and the next five years. For the current year, Morgan Stanley believes gold will average $1,511 per ounce. The following years are listed below.
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Although the target prices of gold decline after 2012, each target price was revised higher than previous estimates by Morgan Stanley.
New average price targets were also released for silver:
Although gold and silver are already above $1600 and $40, Morgan Stanley is forecasting lower prices in the coming years. Perhaps they are more optimistic on the U.S. Dollar and debt ceiling fiasco? Either way, investors should strongly consider protecting themselves by holding gold or silver in some form.
