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Gold soars over Trump's Greenland rhetoric

BY ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026 12:24PM

Gold prices have soared on the back on US President Donald Trump's threats to take over Greenland as investors flock to, and profit from, safe-haven assets.

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