Gold price nears $5,000 again as banks lift forecasts; traders eye Fed next week
Share prices pushed higher on Friday, printing another all-time high and hovering just below $5,000 an ounce as a softer dollar and a run of geopolitical headlines kept safe-haven demand in play. Spot gold was up 0.8% at $4,976.63 an ounce after touching $4,988.16; the dollar index was down about 0.6%.