Mining Stocks Rise as Gold Reaches Record High

The price of gold has climbed to another record high, as anxiety around Donald Trump’s tariff plan and a falling dollar push investors into the traditional safe haven asset. The price of bullion rose 1.5 per cent to break $3,200 (£2,451) per troy ounce for the first time on Friday as equities across Asia fell amid the continued fallout from Donald Trump’s tariff delay. The yellow metal had been caught up in the aggressive sell-off at the height tariff-induced market rout despite its traditional role as a safe haven asset for investors.…