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Goldman Sachs says commodity cycle is shifting from oil to metals

Goldman Sachs's The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. commodities team published a note on Sunday evening arguing that the era of supply shocks in raw materials will persist well beyond the historic disruption caused by the Iran war, with demand increasingly…

Gold slides as US-Iran strikes lift oil, rate hike bets

Gold prices eased at the start of the new week as renewed military exchanges between the United States and Iran pushed oil higher and reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates later this year, adding pressure to…

Sovereign investors pivot to energy, gold as dollar fears deepen

Sovereign wealth funds and central banks overseeing $29 trillion in assets are making a decisive shift toward energy investments while raising deepening concerns about the U.S. dollar's long-term reserve status, according to Invesco's annual Global Sovereign Asset Management Study published…

Gold claws back above $4,000 after worst selloff since January record high

Gold clawed back above the $4,000 level on Friday after briefly finding support near $3,960 earlier in the week, but analysts see the bounce as a relief rally within a broader downtrend driven by a hawkish Federal Reserve and a…

Chinese banks shut down retail gold trading amid volatile selloff

Gold prices breached the psychologically critical $4,000-per-ounce level this week for the first time since November 2025, as the Federal Reserve's hawkish posture under new Chairman Kevin Warsh continues to reshape the precious metals landscape. The selloff has triggered analyst…

Gold, silver and Bitcoin slide as hawkish Fed unwinds ‘debasement trade’

Gold fell below $4,000 per ounce on Wednesday for the first time since November 2025, silver breached $60 for the first time since December, and Bitcoin slid toward the $60,000 level as the hawkish tenor of Federal Reserve Chair Kevin…

Gold falls below $4,000 as AI rally and Iran deal erode safe-haven demand

Spot gold fell below $4,000 per ounce on Wednesday, June 24, for the first time since November 2025, as a strengthening U.S. dollar, rising rate expectations, and a rapid unwinding of geopolitical risk premiums combined to extend a punishing selloff…

Gold slumps toward $4,000 as tech selloff drags metals lower

Gold tumbled toward $4,000 an ounce on Tuesday as a sweeping technology selloff that began in U.S. markets rippled across global asset classes, dragging precious metals lower alongside equities. Silver fell sharply in tandem, with futures dropping to around $62…

Silver falls sharply as US-Iran diplomatic gains ease safe-haven demand

Silver fell sharply on Tuesday, declining more than 4% to $62.19 per ounce as easing geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran drained safe-haven demand from precious metals markets.

Gold tops $4,200 as falling oil eases inflation fears

Gold climbed above $4,200 per ounce on Monday as falling oil prices, buoyed by U.S.-Iran diplomatic progress, eased inflation concerns that have kept the Federal Reserve in a holding pattern. Silver also advanced in early trading, rebounding from a lower…

Gold pulls back after Iran deal rally as Fed holds firm

Gold prices surged above $4,300 per ounce earlier this week as the US-Iran peace agreement reduced the dollar's safe-haven appeal, making the precious metal more attractive to foreign buyers. Spot gold climbed as high as $4,365 on Monday, its highest…

Maurizio Cattelan’s gold toilet to be auctioned at Sotheby’s

Sotheby's announced on October 31 that it will auction Maurizio Cattelan's notorious 18-karat solid gold toilet, titled "America," on November 18 with a starting bid of approximately $10 million—the first time an artwork's opening price will be determined by its…