{"id":36937,"date":"2026-01-21T12:23:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T06:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=36937"},"modified":"2026-01-21T12:23:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T06:53:06","slug":"gold-prices-soar-over-4-hit-record-high-amid-trade-war-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=36937","title":{"rendered":"Gold Prices Soar Over 4%, Hit Record High Amid Trade War Fears"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_36938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36938\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36938\" src=\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Snapshot_1321-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Snapshot_1321-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Snapshot_1321-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Snapshot_1321-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Snapshot_1321-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Snapshot_1321-390x220.png 390w, https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Snapshot_1321.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gold prices surged sharply on Wednesday, climbing over 4 per cent to touch a record high as investors flocked to safe-haven assets amid escalating US-EU trade tensions and a weaker dollar. 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