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Inflation
5 analyses on how Inflation is shaping the gold market.
Gold’s First Real All-Time High Since 1980
In nominal terms gold has set records for two years. But in today’s dollars, January’s peak did something it had not managed in forty-four years: pass the real value of the 1980 top. A 28% correction has since tested that record — and it is still standing.
26 July 2026 · 10 min read
A War Broke Out in the Gulf. Gold Fell.
The US and Iran are trading strikes across the Strait of Hormuz, oil has jumped ~10% in a week, and gold — the world's oldest crisis asset — just posted its worst week in three months. The paradox has a mechanism, and it runs through the Fed.
17 July 2026 · 7 min read
The Warsh Fed's Hawkish Debut and What It Means for Gold
Kevin Warsh campaigned as a productivity dove. His first meeting as Fed chair delivered a hawkish hold and a dot plot tilting toward hikes. For gold, the tension between the man and the moment is the story.
18 June 2026 · 7 min read
The US–Iran Peace Deal and the Unwinding of Gold's War Premium
A June ceasefire reopened the Strait of Hormuz and sent gold tumbling from its highs. But the market is reading peace less as a geopolitical event than as a disinflation catalyst — and that distinction matters.
16 June 2026 · 6 min read
Euro Area Inflation Surprises — Reading the Gold Signal
March CPI data complicates the ECB's path forward and strengthens gold's case as a euro-zone hedge against persistent inflationary pressure.
28 March 2026 · 4 min readBrowse Other Topics