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Goldman sees central bank demand providing a floor for gold prices

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:44:15 -0400

Investing.com -- Goldman Sachs told clients in a note on Friday that strong central bank gold purchases in May are likely to provide a price floor for gold amid near-term pressure from hawkish Federal Reserve pricing.

Analyst Lina Thomas said Goldman Sachs' nowcast estimates central bank purchases at 81 tonnes for May, or 67 tonnes per month on a three-month seasonally adjusted basis, compared with a pre-2022 average of 17 tonnes.

The bank believes the recent re-acceleration in its nowcast, with a large contribution from China, "suggests that central bank buying is likely to provide a price floor amidst likely temporary

Goldman sees central bank demand providing a floor for gold prices

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:44:15 -0400

The bank believes the recent re-acceleration in its nowcast, with a large contribution from China, "suggests that central bank buying is likely to provide a price floor amidst likely temporary

Goldman sees central bank demand providing a floor for gold prices

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:44:15 -0400

The bank believes the recent re-acceleration in its nowcast, with a large contribution from China, "suggests that central bank buying is likely to provide a price floor amidst likely temporary

Goldman sees central bank demand providing a floor for gold prices

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:44:15 -0400

The bank believes the recent re-acceleration in its nowcast, with a large contribution from China, "suggests that central bank buying is likely to provide a price floor amidst likely temporary

Bernstein sees higher gold prices in H2’26, sets new price target

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:58:13 -0400

Investing.com -- Bernstein has lifted its outlook for gold prices in the second half of 2026, citing central bank demand and a Federal Reserve unlikely to pursue an aggressive rate-hike cycle.

The bank adjusted its 2026 gold price target to $4,533 an ounce, with a target of $4,375 an ounce for the second half of the year, while maintaining its price targets through 2030.

Bernstein noted that the inverse relationship between real rates and gold "was clearly evident in Q2 2026," as real rates rose from 2.00% in early April to 2.28% in late June, pushing gold prices down from $4,650

Bernstein sees higher gold prices in H2’26, sets new price target

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:58:13 -0400

Investing.com -- Bernstein has lifted its outlook for gold prices in the second half of 2026, citing central bank demand and a Federal Reserve unlikely to pursue an aggressive rate-hike cycle.

The bank adjusted its 2026 gold price target to $4,533 an ounce, with a target of $4,375 an ounce for the second half of the year, while maintaining its price targets through 2030.

Bernstein sees higher gold prices in H2’26, sets new price target

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:58:13 -0400

Investing.com -- Bernstein has lifted its outlook for gold prices in the second half of 2026, citing central bank demand and a Federal Reserve unlikely to pursue an aggressive rate-hike cycle.

The bank adjusted its 2026 gold price target to $4,533 an ounce, with a target of $4,375 an ounce for the second half of the year, while maintaining its price targets through 2030.

Bernstein sees higher gold prices in H2’26, sets new price target

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:58:13 -0400

Investing.com -- Bernstein has lifted its outlook for gold prices in the second half of 2026, citing central bank demand and a Federal Reserve unlikely to pursue an aggressive rate-hike cycle.

The bank adjusted its 2026 gold price target to $4,533 an ounce, with a target of $4,375 an ounce for the second half of the year, while maintaining its price targets through 2030.

Bernstein sees higher gold prices in H2’26, sets new price target

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:58:13 -0400

Investing.com -- Bernstein has lifted its outlook for gold prices in the second half of 2026, citing central bank demand and a Federal Reserve unlikely to pursue an aggressive rate-hike cycle.

The bank adjusted its 2026 gold price target to $4,533 an ounce, with a target of $4,375 an ounce for the second half of the year, while maintaining its price targets through 2030.

Bernstein sees higher gold prices in H2’26, sets new price target

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:58:13 -0400

Investing.com -- Bernstein has lifted its outlook for gold prices in the second half of 2026, citing central bank demand and a Federal Reserve unlikely to pursue an aggressive rate-hike cycle.

The bank adjusted its 2026 gold price target to $4,533 an ounce, with a target of $4,375 an ounce for the second half of the year, while maintaining its price targets through 2030.

Central banks increasingly see stagflation as likely 5-year scenario, survey shows

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:44:42 -0400

Investing.com -- A majority of central bank reserve managers now view stagflation as the most likely economic scenario over the next five years, according to UBS Asset Management's annual Reserve Manager Survey, with persistent inflation and rising long-term yields displacing geopolitics as the dominant concern.

The survey, which gathered insights from around 30 leading central banks at UBS's Reserve Management Seminar in Wolfsberg, Switzerland, found 52% of respondents consider stagflation the most likely five-year scenario, up from 39% in the previous year.

Some 82% are said to have cited rising U.S. rates and inflation as the main concern for foreign exchange

Central banks increasingly see stagflation as likely 5-year scenario, survey shows

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:44:42 -0400

Some 82% are said to have cited rising U.S. rates and inflation as the main concern for foreign exchange

TSX poised for lower open on tech weakness and sliding oil prices

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:22:53 -0400

Investing.com -- Canadian equity markets appeared set to open lower on Friday as renewed weakness in the global technology sector and a sharp decline in crude prices weighed on sentiment. The downbeat premarket indicators follow a positive Thursday session where the benchmark S&P/TSX Composite gained 114.12 points, or 0.33%, to finish at 34,850.21, while the S&P/TSX 60 Index edged up 0.21% to close at 2,054.08.

Ahead of the opening bell, S&P/TSX 60 Futures fell 0.33% to C$2,053.7.

U.S. Futures Slump Amid OpenAI IPO Delay

U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday as artificial intelligence jitters resumed following a

TSX poised for lower open on tech weakness and sliding oil prices

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:22:53 -0400

Ahead of the opening bell, S&P/TSX 60 Futures fell 0.33% to C$2,053.7.

U.S. Futures Slump Amid OpenAI IPO Delay

U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday as artificial intelligence jitters resumed following a

TSX poised for lower open on tech weakness and sliding oil prices

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:22:53 -0400

Ahead of the opening bell, S&P/TSX 60 Futures fell 0.33% to C$2,053.7.

U.S. Futures Slump Amid OpenAI IPO Delay

U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday as artificial intelligence jitters resumed following a

TSX poised for lower open on tech weakness and sliding oil prices

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:22:53 -0400

Ahead of the opening bell, S&P/TSX 60 Futures fell 0.33% to C$2,053.7.

U.S. Futures Slump Amid OpenAI IPO Delay

U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday as artificial intelligence jitters resumed following a

Buy gold stocks as valuations are cheap amid macro tension: BofA

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:17:03 -0400

Investing.com -- Gold equities are attractively valued even as bullion faces near-term headwinds from a hawkish Federal Reserve and a stronger dollar, Bank of America analysts say, arguing that share prices are pricing in gold well below current spot levels.