Gold jumps over 3% to record peak as uncertainty fuels safe-haven bids

Image: Gold bars in storage at West Point Mint – 2011. Photo credit: U.S. Mint via Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain. Article by Anmol Choubey. Reuters – January 27, 2026.

Jan 27 (Reuters) – Gold prices ​jumped more than 3% to scale an all-time high on Tuesday as persistent economic ‌and geopolitical uncertainty drove investors to the safe-haven metal. Spot gold hit a peak of $5,181.84 per ounce as of 03:57 p.m. EST (2057 GMT). Prices breached the key $5,000 mark for the first time on Monday. […]

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