Gold’s blistering rally continues past $5,200 as dollar plunges to 4-year low

Gold broke through $5,200 for the first ​time on Wednesday, after rising more than 3% on Tuesday, as the dollar ‌plunged to a near four-year low amid persisting geopolitical concerns, ahead of a US Federal Reserve monetary policy decision. Spot gold rose 0.6% to $5,219.97 per ounce, as of 0153 GMT, after scaling a record high of $5,224.95 earlier, up more than 20% since the start of the year. US gold ‌futures for February delivery surged 2.6% to $5,216.80 per ounce. “(Gold’s rise) is due ​to the very strong indirect correlation with the dollar and yesterday’s price-rise in gold in the U.S. session was due to Trump’s remark to a casual question about the ‍dollar which implied that (there is) a broad-based consensus within the White House to have a weaker greenback going forward,” said Kelvin Wong, a senior market analyst at OANDA.