
Gold eyes $2,000 mark in speedy record-breaking run
Reuters LONDON/BENGALURU- Gold’s record rally is moving tantalisingly close to the psychologically key $2,000 level, powered by investors seeking cover from COVID-19’s global economic toll, as reflected in dollar weakness, faltering stocks and U.S.-China trade tensions. Spot gold prices XAU= have surged 53% in the last 14 months, blowing past 2011’s record high of $1,920.30 an ounce to an all-time