Geopolitical tensions escalate, driving gold and silver prices to record highs.

Gold and silver prices climbed to new highs in Asian afternoon trading as geopolitical tensions escalated. The Wall Street Journal, citing three U.S. officials, reported that the U.S. Coast Guard was pursuing another oil tanker transporting oil from Venezuela. This came shortly after the U.S. arrested an oil tanker not on its sanctions list. Additionally, on Friday, U.S. forces launched attacks on more than 70 targets in Syria. ICE data showed that spot gold hit a record high of $4409.51 per ounce, while spot silver prices broke through $69 per ounce, also reaching a new high. (Jinshi)