NEWS

Markets reassessed Middle East risk after new U.S. strikes on Iran, keeping attention on potential disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz—an energy shock channel that can spill into inflation expectations, interest-rate pricing, and demand for safe-haven metals like gold. Read more ...

The Federal Reserve published the minutes from its June 16–17 meeting, showing officials saw inflation risks as still tilted higher and debated scenarios that could require additional tightening. The details could influence Treasury yields and the dollar—two key drivers for precious-metals pricing. Read more ...

New World Gold Council figures show physically backed gold ETFs saw outflows across regions in June, even as year-to-date demand stayed positive. Assets under management fell in the first half largely because gold prices declined, while total reported holdings still rose modestly over the same period. Read more ...

Hong Kong began trial operations for a new centralized gold clearing and settlement platform, reporting completed initial transactions and bullion deposited into a designated vault—an infrastructure step that could matter for Asian liquidity and global gold price discovery over time. Read more ...

U.S. Treasury yields moved higher on July 7 as markets positioned for the Federal Reserve’s June meeting minutes, a development metals traders watch closely because shifts in rate expectations can sway the dollar and the appeal of non-yielding assets like gold and silver. Read more ...

A fresh round of U.S.-Iran tension hit markets Monday after President Donald Trump said Washington would either secure a deal with Tehran or escalate to “finish the job,” following the end of indirect talks with no public breakthrough. The renewed geopolitical risk could matter for gold and other precious metals through safe-haven positioning and energy-linked inflation uncertainty. Read more ...

A Reuters analysis published Monday says the world has so far managed the Iran-war oil supply shock with less price turmoil than many expected, but the drawdown of spare buffers and inventories could leave energy prices more vulnerable to future spikes—an inflation-sensitive backdrop that precious-metals markets tend to track closely. Read more ...

China’s central bank reported that its gold reserves rose again in April, extending a multi-month streak of additions. Markets often track official-sector buying as a demand signal that can matter for gold pricing and broader precious-metals sentiment. Read more ...

Gold and silver have maintained their recent upward momentum during the July 4 holiday weekend, as market participants digest a cooling U.S. labor market that has shifted expectations for future interest rate hikes. Read more ...

A softening in Brent’s near-term pricing structure signaled that oil supply is arriving faster than demand is absorbing it, after shipping flows through the Strait of Hormuz improved. Because energy prices feed into inflation expectations and interest-rate pricing, the move is a macro variable that precious-metals markets often monitor closely. Read more ...

U.S. hiring slowed sharply in June, with payroll gains well below expectations while the unemployment rate dipped. Metals markets often react because weaker labor data can change the outlook for interest rates, bond yields, and the dollar. Read more ...

A June slowdown in the ISM manufacturing index, alongside a notable step-down in the survey’s prices gauge, gave markets fresh information on growth and inflation momentum—inputs that can influence yields and the dollar and, in turn, gold and silver trading. Read more ...

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is set to appear Wednesday at the ECB’s Sintra forum alongside other major central bank leaders, after his first policy meeting in mid-June helped push markets toward higher odds of a U.S. rate hike later this year—an issue closely watched by gold and silver traders. Read more ...

A new OMFIF survey released Tuesday indicates central banks are growing more committed to holding physical gold and are increasingly considering trimming U.S.-dollar exposure over the next decade—signals that could matter for longer-term bullion demand even as near-term pricing remains sensitive to rates and the dollar. Read more ...

Gold slid on June 29 after weekend U.S.-Iran hostilities revived inflation and interest-rate concerns, even as reports pointed to a possible pause in tit-for-tat strikes and renewed diplomacy, leaving markets balancing geopolitics, oil, and the U.S. dollar. Read more ...

The Bank for International Settlements said its latest annual report highlights a widening set of global vulnerabilities—from stretched government finances to financial fragilities and the durability of the AI-led investment boom—while warning that inflation could prove harder to contain if supply disruptions persist. For precious-metals markets, the message matters because it can shape expectations for interest rates, bond yields, and risk appetite. Read more ...

CMA CGM said its Galapagos container ship cleared the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, a closely watched shipping chokepoint that markets track for potential energy-supply and risk-sentiment shocks. The company also said it still has multiple vessels in the Gulf, underscoring that commercial shipping conditions remain sensitive as Washington and Tehran trade accusations of breaches in an interim deal. Read more ...

A reported attack on a cargo vessel near Oman prompted the UN’s maritime agency to temporarily pause escorted transits through the Strait of Hormuz, injecting new uncertainty into a key global energy chokepoint. Metals traders may watch the fallout through oil prices, inflation expectations, and broader risk sentiment that often feeds into gold and silver pricing. Read more ...

Gold and silver prices found a footing on Thursday as investors processed the latest U.S. inflation data, which matched consensus forecasts and provided a reprieve from a multi-day selloff triggered by shifting interest rate expectations. Read more ...

New BEA data showed May consumer inflation stayed elevated, with the PCE price index rising 0.4% on the month and 4.1% from a year earlier, alongside stronger gains in personal income and consumer outlays—figures that markets often use to reassess the interest-rate outlook that influences metals pricing. Read more ...