Gold price smashes $4,600 record and gold stocks jump — here’s what traders watch next
Newmont jumped nearly 4% Monday as gold hit a record above $4,600 an ounce amid political unrest and a standoff over Fed Chair Jerome Powell. The dollar index fell 0.4% to 98.84 after Powell disclosed subpoenas tied to his testimony. Gold futures rose 2.1% to $4,596.70, while the SPDR Gold Shares ETF gained 2.4%. Investors are watching U.S. CPI data and the Fed meeting on Jan. 27-28.