An employee handles gold jewelry for customers at Hua Seng Heng gold traders in Chinatown in Bangkok on April 9, 2025. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
London: The price of gold, seen as an investment haven, struck a record high Thursday as the dollar tumbled on renewed fears over fallout from US President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Gold reached a record above $3,171 an ounce, as a falling US currency makes the precious metal more attractive to holders of some rival currencies.