Inflation Just Fell for the First Time Since 2020 — Here’s Why Gold Didn’t Simply Soar
Something remarkable happened to US inflation this week, and it holds an important lesson for every gold buyer. On Tuesday, data showed that US consumer prices actually fell 0.4% in June — the first monthly decline since 2020 — and annual inflation slowed to 3.5% from 4.2%. Normally, cooling inflation is straightforwardly good for gold. […]
War Is Back and Gold Is Down: The Chain of Events Every Buyer Needs to Understand
The Strait of Hormuz has been declared closed. The United States has struck 140 Iranian targets. Iran has hit US bases across the Gulf. Qatar has suspended all maritime activity. And gold — the asset the world turns to in times of crisis — has fallen more than 2% to around $4,020 per ounce this […]
Oil Surges Nearly 7% on Middle East Tensions — Could Gold Jewellery Prices Follow?
Brent crude climbed to roughly $78.60–$79.25 a barrel on July 9, 2026, up more than a dollar on the day and about $8.30 higher than a year ago, as renewed military tension in the Gulf fanned fears of a wider supply disruption. Oil’s jump matters for jewellery buyers in a way that’s easy to overlook: […]
What Are the “Fed Minutes” and Why Could They Move Your Gold This Week?
This week, gold buyers around the world will be watching a document that many people have never heard of: the Federal Reserve meeting minutes, released this Wednesday July 6. Gold is holding steady near $4,150 per ounce after a strong week, and these minutes are the single most important event that could move the price […]
Why a Weak Jobs Report Is Good News for Gold — The Logic Every Buyer Should Understand
It may seem strange that gold jumped on news of a weak US economy. This Friday July 3, gold rose about 1.3% to around $4,176 per ounce because the US added far fewer jobs than expected in June. For many people, this is counterintuitive — surely a weak economy is bad news? But in the […]
Why Missiles in the Gulf Are Not Lifting Gold — The Most Important Lesson of This Market
For generations, one rule held true in the gold market: when conflict erupts, gold rises. War, missiles, and geopolitical chaos sent investors rushing to the safe haven of gold. Yet this Monday June 29, with Iran having struck US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain over the weekend and the Gulf in its most dangerous escalation […]
Why Gold Fell Below $4,000 on the Very News That Should Have Lifted It
There is a paradox at the heart of today’s gold market that every buyer should understand. This Wednesday June 24, gold crashed below $4,000 per ounce to around $3,988 — its lowest in seven months — on a day filled with news that, by every traditional rule, should have sent gold higher. The Iran conflict […]
The Market’s Driver Just Changed: Why the Fed — Not Iran — Now Controls the Price of Gold
For nearly four months, one factor dominated everything in the gold market: the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Every gold move could be traced back to oil, inflation, and the conflict. But over the past week, something fundamental shifted, and understanding it is essential for any gold buyer. The dominant […]
The War Officially Ends Today: What the Switzerland Signing Means for Gold and the Region
Today, Friday June 19, in Switzerland, the formal signing ceremony takes place for the peace deal that ends the US-Iran war — a conflict that began on February 28 and reshaped the gold market for nearly four months. The memorandum of understanding was already signed electronically by President Trump earlier this week and is now […]
The Dot Plot: The One Chart That Could Move Gold $100 Today — Explained Simply
Today the Federal Reserve will publish a chart made up of small dots. To most people it means nothing. To the gold market, it is the single most important thing being released this Wednesday June 17 — more important than the rate decision itself. Here is what the dot plot is, why it matters so […]