Gold price tops $4,500 per ounce for first time

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

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Gold price

Gold price: $4,517.98 $XAUUSD ( 0.0% ) [View live gold price.]

Change from last week: $198.65 (4.60%)

Gold news

This week’s summary of gold news and analysis.

• Gold price tops $4,500 per ounce for first time (23 December), a day after gold topped $4,400 per ounce for the first time.

• Why gold went through the roof this year—and why its price may have been raised permanently [Fortune]

• How gold’s safe-haven appeal is fueling record prices (archive) [Bloomberg]

• Gold poised to continue shining in 2026 amid central bank demand, geopolitical flashpoints [The Straits Times]

• It’s never different, but with gold it could be for a year or two [Forbes]

"Twelve months ago, it was a brave financial markets analyst prepared to forecast a gold price of more than $3000 an ounce. Today it’s a brave analyst prepared to forecast a price of less than $5000/oz."

• How investors buy gold and what fuels the market [Reuters]

• How much gold did BRICS buy in 2025? Total reserves revealed [Watcher Guru]

• Bitcoin’s buzz is gone. Investors chose real gold in 2025 [The Guardian]

"Gold is up 70% while the cryptocurrency is down 6% after it failed to bounce back from a rapid October sell-off."

🔮 Gold price forecasts

• JP Morgan sees gold at $5,055 by Q4 2026 as China and the cryptosphere add new demand [Kitco]

• Gold tipped for $5,100 in 2025 as investors still seek hedges and diversification [Proactive Investors]

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🌐 World gold news

Gold news from a global perspective.

🇨🇳 China

• Largest bilateral gold trade in history? China buys nearly $1 billion in bullion from Russia in November alone [Kitco]

🇬🇭 Ghana

• Ghana’s GoldBod reports $10bn in ASM gold revenue in 2025 [Ecofin Agency]

🇮🇳 India

• Gold super surge: here's what Rs 1 lakh invested in 2015 is worth in 2025 [NDTV Profit]

🇹🇭 Thailand

• Thailand eyes measures on 'huge' gold trading amid baht surge [Reuters]

• Gold's record-setting rally quietly turned an Asian currency into this year's breakout trade [Business Insider]

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

• Gold prices hit record highs in Dubai. Is there any relief ahead for buyers? [Gulf News]

• Record gold prices push UAE families to buy fewer, lighter wedding jewellery pieces [menafn]

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• Gold token market surpasses $4 billion as physical metal breaks all-time high [Yellow]

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