Gold holds above key $1,900 as SVB collapse fuels hopes of rate-hike pause

Gold prices jumped more than 2% on Monday to hit their highest since Feb. 3 at $1,914.58 despite efforts by U.S. officials to limit the fallout from the now-shuttered Silicon Valley Bank and restore investor confidence in the banking system. Regulators had shuttered New York-based Signature Bank on Sunday.

Gold holds above key $1,900 as SVB collapse fuels hopes of rate-hike pause
Gold prices jumped more than 2% on Monday to hit their highest since Feb. 3 at $1,914.58 despite efforts by U.S. officials to limit the fallout from the now-shuttered Silicon Valley Bank and restore investor confidence in the banking system. Regulators had shuttered New York-based Signature Bank on Sunday.