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Trump-policy concerns send gold shooting to a two-month high

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PRECIOUS METALS
Gold futures surged to the highest in more than two months as investors grow wary about the possible impact of US President Donald Trump’s domestic and international policies. Data on Friday showed US wage growth slowed, reducing the odds of Federal Reserve rate increases this year and sending bullion to the biggest weekly gain since June. Uncertainty about Trump’s fiscal-stimulus policies and his administration’s spats with traditional allies helped push hedge funds’ bullish bets on gold to the most in almost two months.
 
 
 
 
 

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