Drill and Deal

News / 2025

· Gold, Markets

Gold crosses $4,000 an ounce for the first time

Gold broke through $4,000 an ounce, 36 days after passing $3,500, on strong investment demand, economic uncertainty and expected US rate cuts.

A pile of gold bars
Photo: Stevebidmead, CC0

Why it matters. Record prices widen margins and fund the wave of gold mergers that followed.

Source
World Gold Council
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