Gold's Pulse - May 2026
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Performance - April 2026
As of the end of April, gold's accrued performance was:
1-Month: | - 1.1% |
Year-to-Date: | + 6.8% |
6-Months: | + 14.9% |
1-Year: | + 40.7% |
5 Years: | + 160.8% |
Gold Price - April 2026
(Prices per ounce)
Start: | US $4,668 |
End: | US $4,622 |
Lowest: | US $4,522 (Apr-29) |
Highest: | US $4,880 (Apr-17) |
Monthly Loss: | - US $46 |
Highlights - April 2026
APRIL 2026 GOLD SPOT PRICE
(US DOLLARS PER OUNCE)
In April 2026, gold traded at historically elevated levels but experienced significant volatility throughout the month.
Early April saw prices around US $4,700 per ounce, with momentum pushing briefly above US $4,850 as bullish sentiment persisted. Mid-month, gold remained strong but choppy, oscillating near its highs as macroeconomic uncertainty and shifting interest rate expectations prevailed. Toward the end of April, gold began to lose ground amid a recovery in risk appetite across markets. A sharp sell-off around April 29 brought prices down to roughly US $4,520, marking one of the month’s steepest moves.
Gold closed April slightly below its opening level at US $4,622 per ounce, marking a second consecutive month of modest declines after reaching earlier peaks. Overall, the metal declined by US $46 per ounce during the month, equivalent to a -1.1% loss over 30 days.
In the News
France Pulls US $15 Billion of Gold Out of US Vaults, and More EU Member States May Follow. How it Could Hit Your Bottom Line - Yahoo Finance
Gold to ‘Rally Substantially’ if Rates Stay Low, UBS Forecasts US $6,200 / oz - TradingView
BRICS Nations Stockpile Gold to Break Dollar Dependence - DiscoveryAlert
Quote of the Month
“The dollar is our currency, but it's your problem”
Said to European finance ministers in 1971, right after the United States unilaterally ended the dollar’s convertibility into gold.
John Connally
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1971)
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