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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Nicholas Cecil and Jonathan Prynn

More Brits rush to buy gold which hits record high price as Trump tariffs war wipes trillions off shares

More Britons are rushing to buy gold which hit a record price high after Donald Trump’s tariffs mayhem wiped trillions off the value of shares.

The precious metal smashed through the 3,200 US dollars (£2,442) per ounce mark on Friday morning, its highest ever price.

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