Gold Price Hits Record High – Should You Invest In The Precious Metal? This is Money podcast

Economy
By Liam

By This Is Money

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Gold has hit record highs this week and has soared so far this year. What’s driving the price and how to invest?

This week, Tanya Jefferies, Georgie Frost and Lee Boyce turn their attention to the precious metal: a notoriously volatile investment, yet seen as a safe haven.

Energy bills are set to rise again, with the new Ofgem price cap announced for October. Is it worth fixing before the increase comes into effect?

And one in four are expected to struggle with their energy bills this winter, just as the new Winter Fuel Payment is being scrapped for millions of households.

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