Odaily Planet Daily News: The Economic Daily reported that gold prices have surged strongly this year, continually hitting new historical highs. In October, the gold futures price on the New York Commodity Exchange briefly exceeded $2800 per ounce, breaking historical records. The global economy is still recovering, and the safe-haven properties of gold are being re-emphasized. At the same time, as global trade protectionism intensifies, especially in the context of the possibility of the U.S. enhancing the status of virtual currencies in the future, the indispensability of gold may be magnified. (Economic Daily WeChat Official Account)