The FTSE 100 closed at a fresh record high on a day of whipsawing global markets, as a strengthening US dollar offset sharp falls in commodities including gold, silver and oil. London’s blue-chip index finished up 118.02 points, or 1.15 per cent, at 10,341.56, reversing an early European sell-off and setting a new closing peak. […]
Silver swung near a record as an historic short squeeze in London and US-China trade tensions roiled the market, while gold set a new peak. Elsewhere, fears over potential White House tariffs on gold’s precious metal peers drove platinum and palladium sharply higher. Gold IRAs are not Gold set a record above $4,060 an ounce, […]