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US-Iran war escalation via Hormuz blockade spikes oil to $111, sparking initial gold safe-haven flows, but India's import pause curbs physical demand while CB buying…Read the report 21 min read India Gold Pause Caps Iran Safe-Haven Surge as Oil Fuels Rates US-Iran war escalation via Hormuz blockade spikes oil to $111, sparking initial gold safe-haven flows, but India's import pause curbs physical demand… Restricted Russian physical gold exports strain COMEX deliverable inventories, driving spot gold higher and widening futures-spot basis while boosting GLD/IAU +1.5%…Read the report 21 min read Russian Gold Ban Tightens COMEX, Lifts ETFs +1.5% Restricted Russian physical gold exports strain COMEX deliverable inventories, driving spot gold higher and widening futures-spot basis while… Gold and silver spot/futures stage sharp intraday rebounds amid DXY slide from yen interventions and Middle East safe-haven flows, supercharged by COMEX silver first…Read the report 22 min read Silver COMEX Squeeze Sparks Gold Rebound Gold and silver spot/futures stage sharp intraday rebounds amid DXY slide from yen interventions and Middle East safe-haven flows, supercharged by… World Gold Council reports record 244t Q1 CB purchases led by EM diversifiers, with $14bn Asian ETF inflows offsetting Western outflows to hold GLD/IAU AUM at $606bn…Read the report 6 min read Record CB Gold Buys Stabilize ETFs Amid Rout World Gold Council reports record 244t Q1 CB purchases led by EM diversifiers, with $14bn Asian ETF inflows offsetting Western outflows to hold… Fed's rate hold with maximum dissent since 1992 and hawkish Warsh confirmation strengthen DXY, overriding Iran safe-haven bids and crushing gold/silver despite initial…Read the report 7 min read Fed's Record Dissent Caps Gold Amid Iran Oil Spike Fed's rate hold with maximum dissent since 1992 and hawkish Warsh confirmation strengthen DXY, overriding Iran safe-haven bids and crushing… Kinross, Alamos, and Zijin Q1 beats on production and FCF fail to stem gold futures' 14% plunge to $4557 and silver's 37% drop to $72 amid DXY gains and real rate…Read the report 5 min read Miner Earnings Beats Clash With Gold Rout Kinross, Alamos, and Zijin Q1 beats on production and FCF fail to stem gold futures' 14% plunge to $4557 and silver's 37% drop to $72 amid DXY gains… Scotiabank's PT hike on PAAS sparked brief silver miner optimism and SLV inflows, but hawkish Fed on sticky inflation triggered a brutal gold-silver plunge (GC=F -14%…Read the report 8 min read PAAS Upgrade Clashes with Fed Rout in Silver Scotiabank's PT hike on PAAS sparked brief silver miner optimism and SLV inflows, but hawkish Fed on sticky inflation triggered a brutal gold-silver… Gold futures plunged 14% to $4557 and silver cratered 37% below $72 amid DXY strength from FOMC rate hold and safe-haven flows, overriding Iran escalation safe-haven…Read the report 5 min read Gold-Silver Rout Ignores Iran; DXY Crushes Metals Gold futures plunged 14% to $4557 and silver cratered 37% below $72 amid DXY strength from FOMC rate hold and safe-haven flows, overriding Iran… Record Chinese Q1 gold demand +24% and PBoC reserve adds drive physical tightness and ETF inflows, yet GC=F craters -14% on COMEX volume spike amid FOMC rate hold…Read the report 10 min read China Gold Boom Clashes With Futures Plunge Record Chinese Q1 gold demand +24% and PBoC reserve adds drive physical tightness and ETF inflows, yet GC=F craters -14% on COMEX volume spike amid… Agnico Eagle's C$3.9B acquisition in Finland boosts gold miners like NEM (+7.3%) and GDX (+2.4%) on M&A momentum, but dilution fears and added supply pipeline temper…Read the report 5 min read AEM Finland Deal Fuels Miner Rally, Caps Gold Upside Agnico Eagle's C$3.9B acquisition in Finland boosts gold miners like NEM (+7.3%) and GDX (+2.4%) on M&A momentum, but dilution fears and added supply… Silver prices and SLV ETF plunge below key supports amid DXY surge and real yield spike from risk-off flows, expanding gold-silver ratio as GLD/IAU hold relatively firm…Read the report 5 min read SLV Crashes 2.8% Below Support, Gold Ratio Expands Silver prices and SLV ETF plunge below key supports amid DXY surge and real yield spike from risk-off flows, expanding gold-silver ratio as GLD/IAU… Russia's Central Bank dumps 22 tons of gold amid fiscal strain from weak oil revenues, intensifying supply pressure and driving GLD -2.83% to $429.57 and SLV -5.07% to…Read the report 8 min read Russia's 22t Gold Fire-Sale Hits GLD/SLV Amid Warsh Rates Nod Russia's Central Bank dumps 22 tons of gold amid fiscal strain from weak oil revenues, intensifying supply pressure and driving GLD -2.83% to $429.57… China's record March 2026 gold and silver imports, coupled with PBOC's 17th straight gold buy and silver export curbs, signal robust physical/CB demand yet GLD (-2.83%)…Read the report 6 min read China Record Gold/Silver Imports Defy GLD/SLV Rout China's record March 2026 gold and silver imports, coupled with PBOC's 17th straight gold buy and silver export curbs, signal robust physical/CB… Fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire and Hormuz reopening ease initial geo fears, but doubts spark USO +4.55% snapback from oversold RSI 37, while GLD -0.86% and SLV -2.01% shed…Read the report 6 min read Ceasefire Doubts Fuel Oil Rebound, Gold/Silver Fade Fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire and Hormuz reopening ease initial geo fears, but doubts spark USO +4.55% snapback from oversold RSI 37, while GLD -0.86%…