Silver and gold crash as Iran war kills interest-rates cuts

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

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This week’s summary of gold news and analysis.

• Gold set for worst week in six years as war curbs rate-cut bets (archive) [Bloomberg]

• Silver and gold crash as Iran war kills interest-rates cuts [BullionVault]

• Why aren’t gold prices rising, despite Iran war uncertainty? [Al Jazeera]

• Gold’s short-term setback hides a powerful long-term setup [Kitco]

• Gold: more central banks buying, but in smaller amounts [FXLeaders]

• Middle-aged Chinese and Indian women emerge as force behind global gold demand: Report [The Straits Times]

• ‘’We see a scenario where gold goes back down towards $4,200’ – RJO’s Pavilonis [Kitco]

• Gold is still set to gain 20% above current prices in 2026 - UBS [Kitco]

"Despite gold's lackluster performance since the outbreak of the Iran war, the updated calculus of risk, interest rate policy, inflation, and strong underlying demand will still propel the yellow metal as high as $6,200 per oz by the end of 2026, according to commodity analysts at UBS."

• The great physical realignment: Gold $10,000, silver $200, and the death of the paper market [Kitco]

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Gold news from a global perspective.

• China gold market update: Resilient demand in a festive month [World Gold Council]

• China’s gold miners set for strong 2026 on deals, higher output (archive) [Bloomberg]

• Ghana weighs local bids for $1 billion revival of Gold Fields' Damang mine [Reuters]

• Why gold in 2026? An anchor for Indian portfolios [World Gold Council]

• Inside India newsletter: Gold loans are thriving in India — and attracting global investors [CNBC]

• Moroccans turn to gold as safe haven investment [Africanews]

• Singapore gold sellers bring in more stock, build vaults to meet higher demand amid Middle East crisis [The Business Times]

• Many ‘great’ gold opportunities in South Africa, West Wits chair says at first gold pour [Mining Weekly]

• Swiss gold exports fall to their lowest level since the tariff shock of August 2025 [Kitco]

• Partial flight resumptions restore some gold flows from key hub Dubai [The Hindu]

• Trump-appointed panel approves 24-karat-gold coin featuring his face [The New York Times]

• Treasure hunter freed from prison after 10 years but location of gold coins still unknown [The Guardian]

• Domestic gold prices remain high, out of sync with global prices. [Vietnam vn]

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• ETF giant challenges Tether and Paxos with framework for tokenized gold [Decrypt]

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