[영어신문] Gold and Silver Climb as Iran Attack Sends Haven Assets Higher

*영어 신문 기사 내용 중에서 새로운 단어에 대해 해석을 표기해 놓았으니, 궁금하신 내용은 댓글을 부탁드립니다. 함께 공부해 봅시다. 감사합니다.   (Bloomberg) -- Gold rose to a four-month high after a U.S. airstrike killed one of Iran’s most powerful generals, ratcheting up tensions in the Middle East. Spot bullion climbed 0.9% to $1,542.47 an ounce. Silver rallied 1.3%, while Platinum and Palladium also advanced. The yen strengthened 0.6% and Oil jumped close to $70 a barrel. *) bullion 금괴(은괴)들 *) yen 엔, 엔화가치 The strike in Baghdad ordered by President Donald Trump killed Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian general who led the Revolutionary Guards’ Quds force. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, vowed “severe retaliation.” *) supreme 계급 위치 면에서 최고의, 정도 면에서 최고의 “The likelihood of further reactions cannot be ruled out, which may keep gold supported in the near term,” Jingyi Pan, market strategist at IG Asia Pte in Singapore, said in an email. *) likelihood 어떤 일이 있을 공산, 가능성 *) strategist 전략가 Bullion is building on a 2019 rally as the dollar weakens and geopolitical concerns return. Prices rose 18% last year, the biggest annual advance since 2010. Last year’s advance marked a positive shift in investor attitude toward gold, according to RBC Capital Markets, which predicted further gains this year and next. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS)., Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C). and UBS Group AG have said they’re looking for $1,600 an ounce. January is historically gold’s best month, according to Bloomberg Intelligence. If prices match the average January advance of 2.7% over the past 20 years, they’ll surpass the six-year high reached in September. The metal will approach $1,600 by February if it matches the 5.2% average increase of the past five years. *) surpass 능가하다, 뛰어넘다 Next up for investors is the latest reading on the health of the world’s biggest economy, with U.S. ISM manufacturing data and minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last policy-setting meeting due later on Friday.