Gold Market News
Gold prices modestly higher on continued safe-haven buying. Stocks pull back, as emerging doubts threaten Wall Street's recent rally. Gold last traded at $3,290 an ounce. Silver at $33.10 an ounce.
May 20, 2025
Gold, silver rally on better safe-haven demand - Kitco--5.20.25
Gold and silver prices are solidly higher in midday trading as the general marketplace is still a bit unsettled following the surprise ratings agency downgrade to U.S. government debt by Moody's late last week. The renewed focus on U.S. fiscal and debt problems this week have prompted fresh safe-haven demand for precious metals. 
Gold Gains as Dollar Slides Following Moody’s US Downgrade - Yahoo! Finance--5.19.25
Gold prices got a boost as the dollar tumbled after Moody's Ratings stripped the U.S. of its last top credit rating due to ballooning debt and deficits. Moody's blamed successive administrations and Congress for swelling budget deficits that it said show little sign of abating.
Get gold: the global debt burden forces ever lower interest rates upon the world financial system - Kitco--5.16.25
Long-term oriented investors have good reasons to keep gold (and some silver) in their portfolio. Gold's market value cannot be destroyed by central bank policy and is one of the few remaining assets that shield investors against the vagaries of the worldwide fiat money system.
Billionaire Ray Dalio makes a $319 million bet on gold in Q1 - Kitco--5.16.25
The gold market may have seen a pullback this week, but some key investors have taken a renewed interest in the metal. Billionaire investor Ray Dalio has long been a gold bull and is now putting his money where his mouth is. Dalio has often emphasized the importance of diversificaton and has advocated holding assets like gold to mitigate risks associated with fiat currencies and geopolitical tensions.
America just imported a mountain of gold. Here’s why that should scare you.- Market Watch--5.15.25
In the first two months of 2025, America quietly imported more than 600 tons of gold from London and Switzerland, according to World Gold Council data. The world's central banks picked up 1,062 tons of gold last year, their third straight year on a buying binge.
Gold has a shot at more record highs, thanks to Trump’s preference for a weaker dollar - Market Watch--5.15.25
If President Donald Trump's apparent desire to weaken the U.S. dollar comes to fruition, it could be a "strong tailwind" for gold. Gold, historically, has had a mostly inverse relationship with the greenback. Over the past couple of years, "foreign central-bank accumulation" of gold away from the dollar led to a surge higher in the metal's prices.
Gold continues to look good as the U.S. dollar is expected to struggle - State Street’s George Milling-Stanley - Kitco--5.14.25
Gold prices may have had a pullback, but one market analyst said that gold still has plenty of upside potential as inflationary pressures and a slowing economy continue to erode the U.S. dollar's purchasing power. Many are purchasing gold not because they hope the price is going to go up but instead for its protective attributes.
Gold fever makes a comeback as buyers and bankers recoil from uncertainty - Yahoo! Finance/The Guardian--5.13.25
The price of gold is up more than 20% since Trump's election in November, and 95% over the past five years. Gold bugs love uncertainty and it seems likely there is more of that to come. Over the first few months of the year, gold demand has grown so strong that U.S. gold inventories have doubled.
Bond Market Weakness Could Drive Gold Prices Higher Despite Tariff Pause: Peter Schiff - MSN--5.13.25
Economist Peter Schiff warned that a bond breakdown might be coming soon, which could be positive for gold prices. Gold prices rallied last month after a trade war between the U.S. and China put pressure on government bonds.
