Record gold price ends 2025 up 65%

A summary of the most important gold news and analysis of the last week.

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Change from last week: -$139.97 (-3.10%)

This week’s summary of gold news and analysis.

• Record gold price ends 2025 up 65%, silver jumps 144% [BullionVault]

"Gold and silver prices steadied from this festive season's sharp volatility as London trading ended for 2025 on Wednesday, with the two 'hard money' metals ending this year's surge of new record highs with the sharpest annual gains in more than 4.5 decades."

• Gold outlook 2026: can the rally continue after a record 2025? [IG]

"Gold enters 2026 with historic strength, underinvestment from institutions, and powerful macro tailwinds."

• Four key drivers will determine gold’s price trajectory in 2026 – WGC’s Artigas [Kitco]

• BRICS nations control 50% of the global gold reserves. What does it mean for the US Dollar? [Mint]

• Central banks enter the gold trade to choke off smuggling (archive) [Financial Times]

"More countries are buying directly from artisanal miners as trafficking robs them of tax revenues and foreign exchange."

• ‘Weights of gold in bullion’: how the ancients invested in precious metals [The Conversation]

• “Gold remains our single favorite long commodity,” spot price to reach $4,900/oz in Q4 2026 – Goldman Sachs [Kitco]

• UBS sees $5,000 gold by Q3 2026, with potential for $5,400 if U.S. political and economic risks rise [Kitco]

• Gold Forecast 2026: why macro forces and technical breakouts point to $6,000 [FX Empire]

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Gold news from a global perspective.

• Sydney bullion trader slammed with gold buyers [News]

• China's November net gold imports via Hong Kong more than doubled from October [Reuters]

• Chinese robot vacuum maker Dreame presents year-end gifts of gold to all employees [VnExpress]

• CBE, Afreximbank sign MoU to launch pan-African Gold Bank programme in Egypt [Daily News Egypt]

• Ethiopia moves to become Africa’s next gold powerhouse with $340m mine [Business Insider Africa]

• As gold hits records, Indians opt for bars and coins over jewellery [Reuters]

• $5 trillion in gold? At record high prices, India's household gold could now be bigger than GDP [The Economic Times]

• After palm oil and nickel, Indonesia discovers a new pillar in gold [Jakarta Globe]

• Conflict-hit Sudan surpasses 2025 gold target by 13%, earns $1.8bn in government revenue [Business Insider Africa]

"Sudan has produced 70 metric tons of gold in 2025, exceeding its national target by 13% despite ongoing conflict."

• Central bank builds foreign exchange and gold reserves [Sudan Tribune]

• Thailand’s Jan–Nov gold exports top 391bn baht, Commerce Ministry says [Nation Thailand]

• Surging gold price promotes more buyers entering the market in UAE [CGTN]

• Vietnam tightens rules on gold, foreign currency trading with new penalties [DTI News]

• State bank receives nine applications for gold bar production licences [Viet Nam News]

• Why Hanoi housing on Ha Trung 'gold street' is rarely up for sale or rent [VietNamNet Global]

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• Gold-backed stablecoins reach $4 billion, dominated by two tokens [The Currency Analytics]

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