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The Strait of Hormuz situation is best characterized as recovering flow with unstable risk. Shipments through the strait resumed faster. . . Kitco NewsWire

As the trend has accelerated, official agencies now hold the highest quantity of gold since 1975. . . Luke Hartigan

Naylor noted that weakening demand in China and India, the world's two largest gold-consuming markets, is among the key factors. . . Waleed Farouk

Markets are looking to today’s core personal consumption expenditures price index to assess. . . Chief Investment Officer UBS Financial

Spot gold and silver prices were sharply lower after the close on Wednesday, as a firmer U.S. dollar, post-Fed rate repricing and easing oil-supply fears outweighed residual haven demand. . . Kitco NewsWire

China’s May import surge matters less as a standalone demand number and more as evidence that physical metal is. . . Stephen Innes

China’s imports were around 163 tons last month, the highest since March 2024, according to customs data released on Saturday (Jun 20). Volumes for the first five months of 2026 were about 692 tons... The Business Times

The spread between Goldman’s floor and Wells Fargo’s ceiling is $1,400. That gap is not noise. In fact, it tells you something precise about how each bank thinks about gold... GoldSilver

Gold prices coming off their recent lows on Thursday morning following the release of steady labor market data after the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits were in line with economists’ forecasts... Ernest Hoffman

The gold market is trying to find its footing after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged but signaled a hawkish tilt, showing support for at least one potential rate hike by the end of the year... Neils Christensen