Gold hits a record $3,500 per ounce

Gold prices hit a fresh record on Tuesday.

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• Gold prices have hit a record — over $3,500 per ounce — as investors seek haven assets.
• Trump's intensified criticisms of Federal Reserve Chair Powell are fueling concerns about Fed independence.
• Investors have doubled down on the "Sell America" trade on Trump's policy shifts.

Gold prices hit a fresh record again on Tuesday, breaching the $3,500 per ounce level as investors continued fleeing to haven assets amid high uncertainty.