Gold rose by more than 1% on Monday, July 27, 2026, trading around $4,088 per ounce after a sharp fall in crude oil prices. The immediate trigger was a roughly 7% drop in oil after the United States and Iran paused a 13-night sequence of strikes over the weekend. Silver outperformed, climbing over 2% to … Read more

Key Takeaways Robert Kiyosaki posted a $35,000 gold target on March 16, 2026 — a forecast that requires a systemic financial collapse as the trigger. That scenario is low probability and should not drive most near-term allocation decisions. Major Wall Street institutions set year-end 2026 gold targets between approximately $4,500 (JPMorgan) and $4,900 (Goldman Sachs). … Read more

Gold is down about 1.6% today. [GoldSilver price charts, July 23, 2026] That may seem counterintuitive. Overnight, the Houthi militia reported attacks on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea. The United States completed another night of airstrikes on Iran. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran is “not ready to make a deal.” … Read more

What Is a Gold Perpetual Futures Contract? Two important structural changes are arriving in the gold market this week. On Sunday, July 26, the CME Group will begin offering a 1-ounce gold futures contract with trading available around the clock, seven days a week. Separately, Kalshi, a CFTC-regulated prediction market and derivatives exchange, has filed … Read more

Key Takeaways A market correction does not automatically create a good buying opportunity. Dealer premiums over the spot price can erase most or all of the discount, so the product you choose is often as important as the timing. Gold bars from LBMA Good Delivery–accredited refiners usually carry the lowest premiums (roughly 1.5–3% over spot … Read more

On Thursday, oil jumped about 7% while silver dropped roughly 3%. By Friday morning, Brent crude had eased back below $100 a barrel and the silver spot price had recovered nearly 2%. That contrast reflects two different markets reacting on different timelines: the paper futures market priced in higher rate expectations on Thursday, while physical … Read more

At 8:30 AM ET on Thursday, the U.S. Labor Department reported that initial jobless claims dropped to 187,000 for the week ending July 18. Economists had been expecting about 212,000. That difference mattered to financial markets: within minutes, gold prices fell to the session low. Gold now trades near $4,051, roughly 2% below Wednesday’s opening … Read more

Key Takeaways Many investors hold less gold than updated research supports. Traditional 5–10% guidance is rooted in older studies. Recent analyses suggest an optimal range closer to 18–30%, depending on individual circumstances. Your ideal allocation depends on three variables: total paper-asset exposure, a financial vulnerability score, and your time horizon. Silver plays a distinct role … Read more

Key Takeaways Over five decades, gold’s average correlation with stocks is close to zero, and it tends to turn negative during the sharpest equity sell-offs — a property that matters for portfolio protection. In 2022 stocks and bonds declined together for the first time in decades; gold finished the year roughly flat, helping fill the … Read more

Gold is trading near $4,130 this morning — its highest level in two weeks — after rising more than 1% from Tuesday’s close. The move is driven by three separate factors that coincided on Wednesday, and each one played a distinct role in pushing prices higher. To appreciate why the combination matters more than any … Read more