Safe-haven gold races to record highs after Trump's tariff threats

• Trump to announce new steel, aluminum tariffs on Monday
• Bullion hit its seventh record high this year
• Silver hit its highest level since November on Friday
• Fed officials see healthy jobs market, no rate-cut rush

By Anushree Mukherjee and Anjana Anil

Feb 10 (Reuters) - Gold climbed more than 1% on Monday, as U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff plans heightened fears of a global trade war, fuelling demand for the safe-haven metal and pushing bullion prices to record highs.

Spot gold XAU= was up 1.2% at $2,895.38 per ounce, as of 0758 GMT. Earlier in the session, bullion hit an all-time high of $2,896.35, marking its seventh record this year. U.S. gold futures GCcv1 also climbed 1.2% to $2,920.8.

"Trump announcing new tariffs is supporting inflation and growth concerns, lifting the yellow metal. We look for further price support, with gold heading to $3,000/oz," UBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo said.

Trump said during the weekend that he will announce new 25% tariffs on Monday on all steel and aluminium imports into the U.S., which would come on top of existing metal duties in another major escalation of his trade policy overhaul.

Trump also said he will announce reciprocal tariffs on Tuesday or Wednesday, to take effect almost immediately, applying them to all countries and matching the tariff rates levied by each country.

"The potential of gold also getting caught up in the tit-for-tat tariffs is causing a dislocation in the physical market," said Daniel Hynes, senior commodity strategist, ANZ bank.

Federal Reserve officials on Friday noted the lack of clarity over how Trump's policies will affect economic growth and still-elevated inflation, underscoring their no-rush approach to rate cuts as U.S. job market remains solid.

Gold is considered a safe investment during economic and financial turmoil, although higher interest rates reduce the non-yielding asset's appeal.

"I don't see any high probability of a correction yet (in gold) at this juncture, unless we start to see a kind of a very strong U.S. dollar push up," said Kelvin Wong, OANDA's senior market analyst for Asia Pacific. USD/

Spot silver XAG= gained 1% to $32.14 per ounce, after rising to its highest level since November on Friday. Platinum XPT= added 0.8% to $983.86 and palladium XPD= gained 0.6% to $970.15.

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