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

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Gold news

This week’s summary of gold news and analysis.

• Why gold in 2026? A cross-asset perspective [World Gold Council]

• Gold on track for longest winning streak in history [TheStreet]

"The rally that refuses to quit."

• Gold enters the storybook stage (archive) [Financial Times]

"Its price is now far above levels suggested by fundamental forces, but it’s hard to see what might stop its ascent."

🔮 Gold price forecasts

• Gold bulls need to break $5,200 and $5,300 soon or momentum exhaustion could see gold fall as far as $4,380/oz – Forex.com’s Hilal [Kitco]

• Gold could hit $5,800 if U.S.-Iran conflict escalates - Natixis’ Dahdah [Kitco]

• Despite consolidating below $5,200, gold still has a path to $6,000, says Bank of America [Kitco]

• JP Morgan sees year-end 2026 gold price at $6,300 per ounce [Reuters]

• Gold bull market still ‘mid-cycle,’ could reach $6,750 by U.S. Midterms: MKS PAMP [Kitco]

• Gold price likely to hit $6,000 this year, seen heading towards $10,000, analysts say [Khaleej Times]

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🌐 World gold news

Gold news from a global perspective.

🇨🇳 China

• China to ‘expand the country’s market share and influence on prices in the international gold market’ – Hong Kong official [Kitco]

• China’s gold rush comes to Xi's tariff-free paradise (archive) [Bloomberg]

"Hainan has become a shopping paradise for those who believe in the beauty of gold, with most goods now entering with zero tariffs and residents granted duty-free shopping of 10,000 yuan per year."

• Chinese consumers on gold buying spree during 9-day Spring Festival holiday [Global Times]

🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of Congo

• Congo central bank to buy state-owned firm’s gold for reserves (archive) [Bloomberg]

🇬🇭 Ghana

• Ghana moves to turn gold smuggling crisis into a $20 billion opportunity [Business Insider Africa]

🇮🇳 India

• Gold import spike driven by global central bank buying: FM [The New Indian Express]

• India markets regulator changes gold, silver valuation for mutual funds [Reuters]

🇮🇩 Indonesia

• Danantara’s gold mine gambit stalls [Asia Sentinel]

"Resource nationalism or regulatory overreach?"

🇮🇶 Iraq

• Iraq bans gold imports via Erbil, Sulaimani airports over lack of inspectors [The New Region]

🇱🇧 Lebanon

• Lebanon eyes sale of gold reserves to rescue banks and the economy (archive) [Financial Times]

"Central bank has about $45bn worth of bullion but wary citizens are sceptical about selling it."

🇵🇱 Poland

• The European castle with a dark Nazi secret and buried gold mystery [CNN Travel]

🇷🇺 Russia

• Russia sold 300,000 ounces of gold as prices hit record (archive) [Bloomberg]

🇸🇬 Singapore

• Singapore's OCBC bank explores physical gold custody business for institutional, wealthy clients [Reuters]

• Gold, silver emerge as top choices for first-time investors at OCBC amid economic uncertainties [CNA]

"The bank’s precious metals investor base grew 2.5 times year-on-year in 2025, reflecting demand for gold and silver paper bullion, it said in a press release".

🇹🇭 Thailand

• Plan to tax gold imports stokes Thai industry criticism [Bangkok Post]

🇹🇷 Türkiye

• Online gold sales surge to record highs in Türkiye [Hürriyet Daily News]

• Türkiye to establish new mining exchange in 2026 to boost financing and price transparency as $5,000/oz gold becomes ‘new normal’ [Kitco]

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

• How India’s relaxed gold customs rules are changing UAE shoppers’ buying habits [Khaleej Times]

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

 • UK Investors turn to gold as economic uncertainty persists reports Roman Brothers [Business Insider]

🇺🇸 United States

• America's 40-ton gold problem [Doug Casey's Crisis Investing]

“…the U.S. produces only 160 metric tons of gold per year—roughly 6% of global production. But it consumes around 200 tons annually. That’s a 40-ton shortfall.“

🇻🇪 Venezuela

• Venezuela gold reserves fell 11% in 2025 [Reuters]

🇻🇳 Vietnam

• Hanoians queue for hours to buy gold ahead of God of Wealth Day [VnExpress]

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