Gold price flirts with $5,000 again as a soft dollar and Fed bets keep bulls in play
Gold hit a record near $5,000 an ounce Friday before slipping to $4,917.37. U.S. gold futures rose 0.2% to $4,921.70. Goldman Sachs raised its 2026 gold forecast to $5,400. Indian gold premiums jumped to a decade high ahead of the Feb. 1 budget.