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Gold prices have tumbled after Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh delivered what many investors interpreted as a hawkish debut, but at least one market strategist argues the precious metal's longer-term outlook remains intact.
Spot gold and silver prices are weaker in thin holiday trading Friday, with U.S. cash equity and bond markets closed for Juneteenth and rate-sensitive flows continuing to lean against precious metals following this week's Federal Reserve meeting.
Gold investors shouldn't assume that a more inflation-focused Federal Reserve will derail the precious metal's long-term bull market, according to Axel Merk, founder and CEO of Merk Investments.
The Federal Reserve's new tightening bias continues to take its toll on the gold market, with a growing number of analysts expecting prices to retest support near $4,000 an ounce. However, one bank has a simple suggestion for investors: “buy the dip.
Gold prices saw another volatile week, as early safe-haven demand from Middle East uncertainty gave way to heavy selling after the Federal Reserve held rates steady but signaled that a 2026 rate hike remained on the table.
After gold held critical support at $4,000 and gapped higher at the start of the week, fortunes have once again shifted in the gold market as prices look to end the shortened trading week back where they were last Friday.
Following its Wednesday meeting, the Federal Reserve said the economy is “expanding at a solid pace despite elevated uncertainty,” pointing to the war in Iran. The Fed, in announcing the unanimous decision to hold interest rates steady, cited strong productivity and job growth, as well as minor changes in the unemployment rate.
The gold market continues to face solid selling pressure as the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported a strong rebound in its manufacturing sector.
Gold prices coming off their recent lows on Thursday morning following the release of steady labor market data after the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits were in line with economists' forecasts.
Asian markets were broadly steady on Thursday as investors looked past the formal signing of a US-Iran interim peace agreement and focused instead on what comes next for oil, rates and risk appetite. The deal extends an April ceasefire by 60 days and aims to create room for a final truce, but it has not removed the political risk around enforcement.
The Iran conflict that began on February 27, 2026, provided what analysts called a "real-time stress test" for the safe-haven claims of both gold and Bitcoin — and the results were not what the crypto community was hoping for. In the first 48 hours of the conflict, gold surged 5.2%.