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Gold soared to a record high on Monday, lifted by safe-haven demand amid renewed U.S.-China trade tensions and expectations of U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, while silver also surged to an all-time high.

Spot gold was up 0.7% at $4,044.29 per ounce, as of 02:53 GMT (8:23 am IST), after hitting a record high of $4,059.30 earlier in the session.

U.S. gold futures for December delivery rose 1.6% to $4,062.50.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday imposed 100% tariffs on Chinese goods to the United States and announced new export controls on critical software effective November 1 in response to China's curbs on rare earth elements and equipment, which Beijing defended on Sunday as justified while stopping short of imposi

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