Gold suffers worst week in two years as bulls run for cover

Gold headed for the biggest weekly loss in more than two years as progress in US-China trade talks hammered demand for havens and sent miners’ shares tumbling.

Spot bullion is 3% lower this week, the most since May 2017, after prices dropped on Thursday as Washington and Beijing moved closer to a phase-one agreement. Other precious metals plunged, with silver down 6.1% since Monday.