Gold hits fresh record high – ING

Gold reached a fresh record high, trading just shy of US$2,990/oz, following modest US inflation numbers supporting the case for the US Federal Reserve to ease monetary policy, ING's commodity experts Ewa Manthey and Warren Patterson note.

Gold reaches new record highs 

"Swap traders are fully pricing in another quarter-point reduction in June, with about 70 basis points of easing seen for all of 2025. Furthermore, concerns tariffs will boost inflation and slow economic growth are fueling demand for safe-haven assets like gold. Total known gold exchange-trade fund holdings have grown by around 3.5moz so far this year to almost 86.4moz."