Gold set another record high above $2,300 an ounce on the likelihood the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year, and sustained demand from central banks.
Bullion touched a peak of $2,304.96 an ounce before trading little changed as investors took comfort in Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s assurance on Wednesday that it will likely be appropriate to begin lowering borrowing costs “at some point this year.” Silver held near the highest level in almost three years. Lower rates are generally positive for non-yielding precious metals.