Gold price sets new record high near $2,700 Posted by | Jan 1, 1970 | Israel NOWlej | 0 | Gold hits record high at $2,696.62 amid global uncertainty. Geopolitical tensions, U.S. election, and Fed easing fuel surge. Investors flock to gold as safe haven. | Read More in JPost.com – Business & Innovation. Read More in Israel NOWlej.