<p style="text-align:start;" size="1" _root="[object Object]" __ownerid="undefined" __hash="undefined" __altered="false">Gold prices hit a record high of $4,497.67 on Tuesday as tensions between the <a href="https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/industry/energy/how-us-threat-to-venezuela-puts-opec-oil-strategy-in-the-crosshairs" target="_blank">US and Venezuela</a> keep investor interest strong in the metal.</p><p style="text-align:start;" size="1" _root="[object Object]" __ownerid="undefined" __hash="undefined" __altered="false"></p>