ML-Implode News - Gold powers to new record on weak US dollar and GDP; Cornered Fed

Gold rose on Friday to hit a new all-time high, as a sliding dollar and dire economic numbers from far and wide sparked a rush to safety in bullion. It was gold's best month since February 2016, and its fifth straight positive month... Spot gold gained 0.58% to trade at $1,970.81 per ounce, while U.S. gold futures settled 1% higher at $1,985.9, after earlier breaking above $2,000 for the first time on record.
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The dollar was on track for its biggest monthly drop in almost a decade...Safe-haven bullion has gained nearly 30% so far this year, propelled by low interest rates globally and widespread stimulus from central banks adding to support for the metal considered a refuge from inflation and currency debasement.

"With policy rates already at or even below the zero bound, support to gold prices will increasingly have to come from higher inflation, in our view," said BofA Global Research, which expects gold to hit $3,000 per ounce in the coming 18 months.
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Silver climbed 4.2% to $24.34 per ounce, on course for a monthly rise of about 33%, its largest on records going back to 1982, supported by investment and industrial demand.

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Gold powers to new record on weak US dollar and GDP; Cornered Fed