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Donald Trump’s strike on Venezuela last weekend, and the capture of its president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, is sparking a dash for safe haven assets, and shares in defence companies, today.
Gold has jumped by more than 2% this morning to $4,420 an ounce, towards the record highs set at the end of last year.
Silver’s up around 4% at $75.50 an ounce, adding to its strong gains in 2025.
