By David Young-
The price of gold has lifted to another new record as its value continues to rally in the face of global uncertainty after jumping above 5,000 US dollars (£3,662) an ounce for the first time ever.
The new figure was priced at around 5,094 dollars (£3,730) an ounce later on Monday morning, strengthening the price of gold at the expense of the U.S dollars..
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The sudden rise comes after a strong rally throughout last year which saw the value of the precious metal rise by more than 60%.
Investors had bought into the metal in response to concerns over financial and geopolitical uncertainty, which remained elevated through the start of the year amid tensions between the US and Nato related to Greenland.
A number of financial market experts have indicated that some countries had reduced their exposure to the dollar recently in the face of the recent geopolitical concerns.
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Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote, said: “US and European equities rebounded following the de-escalation, though the recovery remains limited and fragile: the next shock is a matter of when, not where.
“The global order is shifting, and trust is gone.
“Against this backdrop, investors continue to flock to precious metals. Gold surged past the 5,000 dollar mark early Monday — a clear signal that risk appetite has not returned.”
Gold surged to a record high above $5,100 an ounce on Monday, extending a historic rally as investors piled into the safe-haven asset amid rising geopolitical uncertainties.
Spot gold were up 2.2 percent at $5,089.78 per ounce by 0656 GMT, after earlier touching an all-time high of $5,110.50. US gold futures for February delivery also gained the same amount to $5,086.30 per ounce.
The metal soared 64 percent in 2025, its biggest annual gain since 1979, driven by safe-haven demand, US monetary policy easing, robust central bank purchases including China’s fourteenth straight month of buying in December, and record inflows into exchange-traded funds.
Prices have set consecutive record peaks over the past week and have already risen more than 18 percent this year.
The latest catalyst “is effectively this crisis of confidence in the US administration and US assets, that was set off by some of the erratic decision-making from the Trump administration last week”, said Kyle Rodda, a senior market analyst at Capital.com.
A rising yen dragged the dollar broadly lower on Monday, with markets on alert for possible intervention in the yen and investors cutting dollar positions ahead of this week’s Federal Reserve meeting.
A weaker dollar makes greenback-priced gold more affordable for holders of other currencies.Analysts expect gold prices to climb further toward $6,000 this year on mounting global tensions as well as strong central-bank and retail demand.
“We expect further upside (for gold). Our current forecast suggests that prices will peak at around $5,500 later this year,” said Philip Newman, director at Metals Focus.
“Periodic pullbacks are likely as investors take profits, but we expect each correction to be short-lived and met with strong buying interest,” Newman added.
Spot silver advanced 4.8 percent to $107.903, after hitting a record of $109.44. Spot platinum climbed 3.4 percent to $2,861.91 per ounce, after hitting a record high of $2,891.6 earlier in the session, while spot palladium was 2.5 percent higher at $2,060.70, having touched a more than three-year high.
Silver climbed above the $100 mark for the first time on Friday, building on its 147 percent rise last year as retail-investor flows and momentum-driven buying compounded a prolonged spell of tightness in physical markets for the metal.
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