Gold price (XAU/USD) gains strong positive traction for the seventh straight day on Thursday and sticks to its intraday gains, near the record high during the early European session. Growing acceptance that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will start cutting interest rates in June keeps the US Dollar (USD) bulls on the defensive and turns out to be a key factor driving flows towards the non-yielding yellow metal. Apart from this, a generally softer tone, persistent geopolitical tensions and China's economic woes lend additional support to the safe-haven commodity.