Gold has set 37 record closes this year, marking its best annual performance since 1979 and lapping U.S. equity benchmarks like the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite, which have set 28 and 19 respectively. But in recent weeks, the precious metal notched two new impressive records, including one not bested since 1980. Starting with the 45-year-old record: Gold finally broke through its inflation-adjusted record from January 1980. First reported by Bloomberg, which factored in "decades of consumer price inc ...