Gold is smashing records as the dollar wavers — prompting precious-metal miners to come off the sidelines

Gold prices surged on Monday by their most since 2020, as buyers returned after a brief dip. - Getty Images Gold’s brief dip last week didn’t last long, as buyers returned in force Monday to the year’s favored safe-haven asset. After retreating 2% on Friday in the wake of heightened U.S.-China trade tensions, gold prices GC00 surged 3.5% Monday to a record $4,359.40 an ounce for the most active contract. Most Read from MarketWatch That marked gold’s biggest daily percentage gain since April 9, 2020, ac ...