Gold zooms past $4,800 as Greenland tensions spark a fresh safe-haven rush

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Today’s story: gold has just pushed through $4,800 an ounce for the first time, hitting a new all-time high as geopolitical tensions over Greenland shake confidence in US assets.

What happened

Gold surged on Wednesday as investors bought safety after a broad selloff in US assets. Spot gold climbed around 2.6% to about $4,885 per ounce and briefly hit an intraday record close to $4,888. US February gold futures also traded around $4,888.

The move has been linked to heightened tensions between the US and NATO over Greenland, plus renewed tariff threats. Comments from market analysts framed it as a “loss of trust” trade — when geopolitics rises, gold often becomes the default shelter.

This is not just a gold story — it is a whole precious metals story.

Silver: spot silver dipped slightly to about $95.03 after hitting a record $95.87 on Tuesday.

Platinum: platinum eased to about $2,473.80 after tagging a record $2,511.80 earlier in the day.

Palladium: palladium was roughly flat to slightly higher around $1,881.57.

Why the market cares

1. Safe-haven demand is back in control

When markets get rattled, gold tends to benefit because it is not tied to any single government’s credit risk. A broad selloff in US assets has boosted demand for safer stores of value.

2. The dollar angle matters

A weaker US dollar can mechanically support dollar-priced metals because it makes them cheaper for non-US buyers. The dollar index has been hovering near a one-month low during this move.

3. Psychology: $5,000 is the next big number

Breaking $4,800 reinforces the market’s reluctance to sell before $5,000 — that kind of round-number magnet can shape positioning and headlines day-to-day.

The UK lens: what this means if you price gold in pounds

For UK listeners, the key point is this: your real-world gold price is not just gold in dollars — it is gold in dollars multiplied by the GBP to USD exchange rate.

So if gold is ripping higher while the pound weakens versus the dollar, gold in pounds can feel even more dramatic. If the pound strengthens, it can soften the move in GBP terms. Either way, UK buyers should watch both lines on the chart: XAUUSD and GBPUSD.

What to watch next

* Headlines risk: any escalation in the Greenland or tariff rhetoric can keep safe-haven bids hot.

* Volatility in silver: silver already printed a record this week, and it can swing harder than gold in both directions.

* Platinum follow-through: platinum has just touched a record too, but it is giving some back — watch whether it holds above the recent breakout levels or reverts sharply.

* Dollar direction: if the dollar stabilises, that can take a bit of fuel out of the metals move.

Gold just hit a new all-time high above $4,800 on a renewed geopolitics-driven flight to safety, with silver and platinum coming off their own record prints. In the UK, keep one eye on the gold price and the other on sterling because the currency swing is what decides how it lands in your pocket.

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