Surging Oil, Gold Prices an Indicator of Looming Inflation
In the last 12 months, the price of gold has risen by more than 20% while that of oil has increased by 15%. Investors of the precious metal are currently having a good run, with gold severing its ties with interest rates in the United States to trade at new highs. As of Tuesday this week, U.S. gold futures were trading at $2,356.50 per ounce while the price of spot gold stood at $2,357.4 an ounce. Earlier this month, the precious metal had risen to a near one-month high, its performance being bolstered by lower treasury yields and a weakening…