Gold keeps hitting fresh record highs. Here's what could lift it closer to $3,000.

A trading range of $2,500 to $2,700 for gold is 'possible': analyst. Gold prices have rallied to fresh record highs three times in less than three weeks, topping $2,500 an ounce at their peak, with the potential to rise even further as the precious metal's distinction as a "protective asset" continues to take hold.