Gold is an uncertain certainty amid Trump tariff turmoil

As U.S. President Donald Trump ratcheted up his tariff war on the world, gold kept climbing in lockstep to reach a succession of record highs. The precious metal reached a fresh peak of $3,245.28 an ounce on April 11 and has climbed 28% since hitting a low of $2,536.71 on November 14, shortly after Trump's victory that saw him return to the White House to start his second term in January. In some ways gold is functioning exactly as it should. It is offering investors a safe haven from the chaos that has enveloped many financial markets since Trump's ill-fated…