Mint State Gold

Gold prices are benefiting from renewed momentum on lower rate hike expectations and strong central bank demand, while India’s new import controls drive domestic demand even lower, according to precious metals analysts at Heraeus... Ernest Hoffman

Spot gold is dropping back into the red on the session this morning after the latest data showed the U.S. housing market pulling back but still beating expectations last month... Ernest Hoffman

This builds directly on the rally we flagged in our earlier gold piece, where a weak payrolls print pushed bullion to a seven-week high, and UBS's note gives that move a structural rather than purely tactical framing... Eamonn Sheridan

Gold investors have spent much of 2026 confronting a frustrating paradox: the geopolitical and fiscal backdrop has arguably never looked more supportive for a safe-haven asset, yet gold has struggled in recent months as rising real interest rate expectations have dramatically increased the opportunity cost of holding a non-yielding metal... Neils Christensen

Gold's recent correction has likely run its course as the key macro headwinds that pressured the precious metal are beginning to fade, according to one Canadian research firm, which argues that real interest rates have likely peaked and the U.S. dollar will eventually turn from a headwind into a tailwind for bullion... Neils Christensen

Gold surged today, clearing resistance at $4,200 and its 50-day moving average at $4,249 to reach an intraday high of $4,328.20. At the time of writing, the metal is trading at $4,308 — a gain of $173.80, or 4.20%, marking gold's largest single-day advance in five months... Gary Wagner and Joseph Wagner

Gold pushed to its highest level since February, and BNP Paribas Wealth Management is telling clients the rally has room to run. On Bloomberg’s Insight with Haslinda Amin Thursday, Shafali, Head of Investment Services Asia at BNP Paribas Wealth Management, laid out the bank’s forecast that bullion could reach $5,000 an ounce within 12 months... AJ Tiarsmith

The Bank of Korea (BOK) has begun buying gold for the first time in 13 years, the central bank said Monday... OH HYO-JEONG

Spot gold prices were firmer, as spot silver prices rallied late Tuesday, as lower oil prices and softer bond yields helped offset still-hawkish Federal Reserve expectations after last week’s divided policy hold. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,077.70 an ounce, up 0.57% on the session, while spot silver was trading at $59.450, up 2.39%... Kitco NewsWire

Spot gold prices are modestly firmer and spot silver prices are sharply higher in early U.S. trading Tuesday, as traders balanced a dollar rebound, rising Treasury yields, firm U.S. activity data and reduced Middle East inflation risk. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,058.90 an ounce, up 0.11%, while spot silver was trading at $59.150, up 1.86% on the session... Kitco NewsWire