Gold soars above $4,000 as ETFs see strongest quarter on record

Gold futures (GC=F) soared to new all-time highs above $4,000 on Tuesday as investors piled into the precious metal amid a weakening dollar and growing expectations for more Federal Reserve rate cuts. Futures for the yellow metal are up more than 50% year-to-date, marking their highest return in a calendar year since 1979. Meanwhile, a new report from the World Gold Council released Tuesday showed that global gold-backed exchange-traded funds recorded their largest quarterly inflows on record during the ...