Gold price flirts with record high on Trump’s China remarks
Bullion traded near $2,780 an ounce, the highest since it touched an all-time high in October.
Copper hit a three-month high on Friday as concerns about demand from top consumer China receded and supply disruptions reinforced expectations of potential shortages this year.
However, traders expected subdued trading ahead of a monthly jobs report from the United States, the world’s largest economy, later on Friday.