Gold's big 2025 run sets up a steadier, more volatile year ahead for investors, says experts
Spot gold was up 1% at $4,172.18 per ounce at 1208 GMT, its highest since November 14. U.S. gold futures for December delivery were up 0.7% at $4,168.70 per ounce
Christopher Wood, global head of equity strategy at Jefferies expects gold prices to hit $6,600/oz going ahead, up 57 per cent from the current levels.
Gold allocations amid the recent sharp run in prices may prompt portfolio rebalancing by strategic investors, WGC believes
As the gold rally continues with prices breaking record highs, here's a look at similar historical examples where gold surged, what caused that surge and what happened after
In early 1980, investors, according to Capitalmind, were inspired by the stellar returns of the 1970s. If they invested in gold back then, they would have faced two decades of negative returns.
The key risks to the upside in gold, BofA Securities said includes US fiscal consolidation, reduced geopolitical tensions, and a return to collaborative inter-governmental relations
New investors should avoid the tendency to chase past returns; instead, they may invest in a staggered manner provided they have a 7-10-year horizon
Disappointing data out of the US viz retail sales, nonfarm payroll (considering the downward revision done by BLS) and NAHB housing Index are positive for the yellow metal
Donald Trump's tariff threats spark huge gold rush from London to New York as prices surge 11% in the US
The recent uptick in gold prices in 2025 has been led by tariff threats by US president Donald Trump, which in turn have seen investors move away from equities to safer havens.
Goldman Sachs expects gold prices to reach $3,150 per ounce (bull-case scenario; base case: $3,000/oz) by December 2025, an upside of around 17 per cent from the current levels
Thus far in calendar year 2024 (CY24), Brent crude oil prices hit a low of around $69 a barrel before breaching the $91 a barrel mark in April 2024 as geopolitical concerns rose
Firms store physical gold in vaults to back up the accumulated gold stored digitally in a user's account
Gold demand India: Gold prices, meanwhile, surged 18 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in the June 2024 quarter to $2,338.2 an ounce (oz), and were up nearly 13 per cent when compared with the December 2023
WGC defines gold ETFs as regulated securities that hold gold in physical form. These include open-ended funds traded on regulated exchanges and other regulated products like closed-end funds and MFs
The RBI net demand totaled 290 tonnes in the March 2024 quarter, up 1 per cent as compared to 286.2 tonnes in the March 2023, strongest start to any year on record, World Gold Council (WGC) said.
The price of ten grams of 24-carat gold in Mumbai is in line with prices in Kolkata and Hyderabad, at Rs 73,160
The price of ten grams of 24-carat gold in Mumbai is in line with prices in Kolkata and Hyderabad, at Rs 63,440
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