precious metal

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Strong safe-haven demand should keep the price of gold elevated this year, with the precious metal likely to average around $4,990 an ounce, according to Canada’s export credit agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

A stronger dollar typically makes the dollar-denominated precious metal more expensive for holders of non-dollar currencies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Profit-taking by holders of ETFs as gold hit a record of over $5,000 an ounce also weighed on the precious metal.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The firm recommends investors that who like gold allocate a mid-single-digit percentage of their portfolio to the precious metal as a hedge and a way to diversify.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Groves kept his promise: the precious metal was all returned to the Treasury, though the last of it was not transferred until 1968.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik