Gold slips as Macron wins the first round of the French election
The gold price fell sharply overnight after Emmanuel Macron won the first round of the French presidential election, with the National Front’s Marine Le Pen coming second. Gold plunged 2.16% (£-22/oz t) in less than three hours, taking the precious metal's weekly loss to 3.48% (£35.66/oz t).
With Le Pen arguably …