Sustained demand from investors is also helping to drive the price uptick and will likely play a role in future price growth. As more investors buy gold to capitalize on its upward price trajectory (or gain access to the many other benefits it offers), the price of gold is likely to climb.

Gold pulled back from a record high after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled policymakers aren’t in a rush to aggressively lower interest rates following Wednesday’s half percentage point cut by the US central bank.

Gold prices rose over 1% on Thursday as the U.S. Federal Reserve launched its monetary easing cycle with a half percentage point move, boosting bullion to an all-time high and just a few cents shy of the key $2,

Four pioneering Black women received Congressional Gold Medals for their contributions to early efforts at space exploration during a formal ceremony at Emancipation Hall in the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday.

The hidden figures of the space race were recognized with Congress’ highest honor at a medal ceremony on Wednesday. The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the families of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan,

The model of pagers used in detonations in Lebanon were made by Budapest-based BAC Consulting, Taiwanese pager firm Gold Apollo said on Wednesday, adding it had only licensed out its brand to the company and was not involved in the production of the devices.

Gold Apollo said it authorized its brand on the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria but “the design and manufacturing” was ”solely the responsibility” of a Budapest-based company.

Taiwanese company Gold Apollo says that it authorized its brand on the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria but that another company based in Budapest manufactured them.