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UPDATE 4-Oil falls below $108 on signs of better supply
* U.S. government shutdown likely to hurt consumer confidence
Gold support dissolves despite debt risk
Speculative bets in US gold futures are net long around 67,000 contracts, half the average of past few years, while retail physical demand is waning
TPG joins scramble for mining assets
Funds have raised $100bn to invest in natural resources in the past six years as private equity takes advantage of a funding gap blighting the sector
