Gold pushed higher again on Thursday, with spot prices reaching $4,828.68 per ounce by mid-session before giving up those gains and closing down by roughly $3 as markets digested a dense flow of market-moving news: a grim IMF growth downgrade, a major new research paper from the World Gold Council, and incremental signs that the United States and Iran may be edging toward a diplomatic off-ramp

The Gold Forecast | Market Commentary Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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Renewed US–Iran negotiations ease energy-driven inflation fears, pulling crude below $90 and dragging the dollar to a six-week low — yet gold's recovery remains partial, and the Fed's silence speaks volumes.

A 6-week low

Gold futures delivered their strongest single-session performance of April on Tuesday, surging nearly $100 as markets reassessed the likely trajectory of the Iran-U.S. standoff in the Strait of Hormuz. Futures opened at $4,769.00 and climbed steadily throughout the session without any meaningful pullback, closing near the day's highs at $4,870.00.

Gold prices retreated in early Friday trading as investors trimmed positions ahead of this weekend's high-stakes U.S.-Iran diplomatic talks in Islamabad, even as the precious metal remained on course for its second consecutive weekly gain.

Tensions mount as Israel's continued strikes on Lebanon threaten to unravel the fragile two-week truce brokered by Pakistan

Two-Week Truce Lights the Fuse, Whether It Burns Is Another Question.

Gold entered Tuesday suspended between two equally powerful forces the threat of significant military escalation and the prospect that a resolution, if it comes, would strip the metal of its remaining war premium in hours. The result has been one of the most paralyzed sessions in months.

Gold entered the second quarter battered but far from broken. After suffering its steepest monthly decline since the 2008 financial crisis, the metal is attempting to reassert itself as the defining asset of a global economy caught between military conflict, trade war, and the early tremors of stagflation.

Gold prices plummeted nearly 4% to $4,600 per ounce on Thursday, snapping a four-day winning streak, as the US dollar and oil prices surged following President Donald Trump’s vow to intensify attacks on Iran.