Nigeria, Jan. 19 -- As worries about a growing trade dispute between the United States and Europe pushed investors to safe-haven assets, gold and silver prices increased to all-time highs this week.

While silver shot past $93 an ounce after touching historic intraday levels earlier in the day, spot gold hit a new all-time high over $4,680 per ounce. Rising geopolitical risk caused strong reactions among precious metals dealers; demand soared in the context of uncertainty around world markets.



Investors started to liquidate riskier positions and search for safety in assets usually regarded as stores of value following U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of fresh tariffs on several European nations related to concerns about Gre...