Gold’s climb to an all-time high above $3,000 an ounce this week certainly turned heads, but the value of the precious metal is still around 16% below its real record high from 1980.

Interest in buying gold can rise sharply in times of uncertainty, as anxious investors seek safe havens for their money.

The price of gold has hit the $3,000 per ounce mark for the first time as demand for the precious metal surges amid economic uncertainty over the impact of a global trade war. Gold touched a record $3,

Inothewayurthinkin, a 15/2 shot trained by Gavin Cromwell and ridden by Mark Walsh, won the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday and denied odds-on favourite Galopin Des Champs a third successive victory.

Galopin Des Champs was denied a third straight win in horse racing's Cheltenham Gold Cup when he was beaten by Inothewayurthinkin in the prestigious jumps race on Friday. Only four horses, including greats Arkle and Best Mate,

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