Gold Breaches £3,300 as Silver Surges Nearly 8% in Blistering Week
Gold closed at £3,308/oz (+4.1%) while silver leapt 8% to £49.62/oz in a week dominated by macro tailwinds and ratio compression.
Our weekly summary of the biggest precious metals stories, price movements, and what to watch in the week ahead.
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Gold closed at £3,308/oz (+4.1%) while silver leapt 8% to £49.62/oz in a week dominated by macro tailwinds and ratio compression.
Gold fell to £3,236/oz (US$4,096) while silver tumbled nearly 9% to £47.14, pushing the gold/silver ratio back toward 69.
Gold fell 3.6% to £3,297/oz ($4,173) while silver shed 7.4% to £51.28/oz in the sharpest weekly decline since early 2026.
Gold climbed 2.1% to £3,628/oz this week while silver drifted lower, pushing the gold/silver ratio to 60.5.
Gold dipped 0.64% to £3,573/oz ($4,523) while silver shed 1.13% to £60.20/oz in a quiet week of profit-taking.
Gold fell to £3,604/oz ($4,562) while silver dropped 9.3% in a sharp risk-off week for precious metals.
Gold closed at £3,737/oz (+4.7%) while silver soared 10.7% to £63.88/oz, compressing the gold/silver ratio to 58.5.
Gold eased 0.66% to £3,669/oz ($4,645) while silver gained 1.9% to £60.38, compressing the gold/silver ratio to 60.8.
Gold climbed 2.8% to $4,787 on soft inflation data and supply concerns, while silver outpaced with a 5.3% gain, even as Wall Street forecasters diverge by $1,000 on where prices go next.
Gold surged 3.9% to reclaim $4,700 as central bank buying, geopolitical shifts, and Wall Street upgrades collided in a volatile week.
Gold clawed back above $4,500 on Iran tensions and bargain hunting, but March's 14% decline still defines the landscape.
Gold plunged 8.4% and silver cratered 13.2% in the worst week for precious metals since 2011, driven by hawkish Fed signals and massive ETF outflows.