From Yahoo Finance: 2025-06-18 07:46:00

Gold futures opened at $3,409 per ounce, up 0.7% from the previous close. Economic and geopolitical factors support ongoing gold demand. Stock prices may react to the Fed’s economic projections, affecting gold prices. Gold futures have risen 2.4% in the past week and 47.5% in the past year.

Investing in gold involves choosing physical gold, gold mining stocks, or gold ETFs. Physical gold is easily accessible but has the risk of theft. Gold mining stocks offer greater liquidity but can be more volatile. Gold ETFs are easy to store but come with fund fees.

Gold has historically shown cycles of growth and decline. Analysts are bullish on gold, with predictions of reaching $3,700 by year-end 2025. Rising demand from central banks and tariff policy uncertainty are driving the increase. Yahoo Finance tracks the historical price of gold since 2000 for further insights.



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