{"id":71375,"date":"2026-04-19T20:22:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T20:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/gold-gains-fourth-straight-week-amid-fed-rate-cut-signals-and-middle-east-truce-in-focus-bitcoin-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T20:22:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T20:22:30","slug":"gold-gains-fourth-straight-week-amid-fed-rate-cut-signals-and-middle-east-truce-in-focus-bitcoin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/gold-gains-fourth-straight-week-amid-fed-rate-cut-signals-and-middle-east-truce-in-focus-bitcoin-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold Gains Fourth Straight Week Amid Fed Rate Cut Signals and Middle East Truce in Focus \u2013 Bitcoin News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <span>Gold<\/span> spot prices reached $4,829 per troy ounce at the end of the week, marking a fourth consecutive weekly gain.<\/li>\n<li>COMEX futures closed at $4,879, up 1.48%, driven by Iran\u2019s Strait of Hormuz truce and U.S. dollar weakness.<\/li>\n<li>Analysts expect <span>gold<\/span> to hold near record levels as Fed rate-cut signals and lingering Middle East uncertainty sustain safe-haven demand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2> <span>Gold<\/span> to Open Monday at $4,830<\/h2>\n<p>The spot price reflected modest gains from Friday\u2019s close, which USAGOLD logged at $4,829, up $40 or roughly 0.84% from April 16. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/comex-silver-inventories-drain-rapidly-as-short-squeeze-goes-full-swing\/\">COMEX<\/a> near-month futures closed Friday at $4,879, a gain of $71 or 1.48%, on <span>volume<\/span> of approximately 130,000 contracts. The session range stretched from $4,785 to a high of $4,917.<\/p>\n<p>By Sunday afternoon, Kitco\u2019s bid and ask page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kitco.com\/price\/precious-metals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">quoted<\/a> the metal between $4,829 and $4,831. Goldprice.org tracked a 24-hour gain of $45.63 or about 0.95% heading into the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Weekend trading, as is typical for <span>over-the-counter<\/span> (OTC) spot markets, carried forward Friday\u2019s levels with minimal movement. Saturday saw no formal COMEX settlement, and <span>gold<\/span> held steady in the $4,790 to $4,831 range before ticking slightly higher into Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The three-day net gain from the April 16 close of approximately $4,790 to Sunday\u2019s price stood at roughly $41, or 0.85%. The bulk of that move was built during Friday\u2019s session, when intraday momentum in futures and spot ran between 1% and 1.5%.<\/p>\n<p>The primary driver over the three-day window was Iran\u2019s announcement that the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/iran-closes-strait-of-hormuz-hours-after-trump-said-it-would-never-close-again\/\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a> was open for commercial shipping during a 10-day truce period tied to Israel-<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/israel-and-lebanon-set-first-direct-talks-in-washington-as-trump-warns-iran-over-strait-of-hormuz-tolls\/\">Lebanon<\/a> ceasefire progress. That news sent oil prices sharply lower by more than 10% at certain points during the week, which in turn, helped pull near-term <span>inflation<\/span> expectations down and put pressure on the U.S. dollar.<\/p>\n<p>Then Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz down again, blaming the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/us-blockades-iranian-ports-in-strait-of-hormuz-oil-prices-spike-higher\/\">U.S. blockade<\/a>. Trump has not been pleased about the latest situation, particularly the reports of Iran firing at commercial vessels, and he released a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/no-more-mr-nice-guy-trump-warns-iran-to-accept-deal-or-lose-every-bridge-and-power-plant\/\">warning<\/a> on Truth Social Sunday. Trump insists Iran did not close the waterway, stressing it was really the U.S. blockade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIran recently announced that they were closing the Strait, which is strange, because our BLOCKADE has already closed it. They\u2019re helping us without knowing,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/116431297579272777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">claimed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The unsettled debate concerning the Strait and weaker dollar has made dollar-denominated <span>gold<\/span> less expensive for buyers holding other currencies, which tends to lift demand. International buyers responded accordingly on Friday with the soft dollar and <span>volatility<\/span> on hand.<\/p>\n<p>Federal Reserve signals also fed into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/TVC-DXY\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. dollar\u2019s latest retreat<\/a>. Markets continued pricing in rate-cut expectations while watching upcoming U.S. economic data, including retail sales figures and purchasing managers index readings.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the uncertainty in the Middle East, <span>gold<\/span> extended its gains through Friday rather than pulling back. Traders weighed the truce against continued risk in the region, and safe-haven demand held.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Of course, <span>gold<\/span> bug and economist, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/michael-saylor-vs-peter-schiff-bitcoin-outlook-clashes-as-schiff-urges-selling-mstr-before-crash\/\">Peter Schiff<\/a>, believes the \u201cbest asset to buy is <span>gold<\/span>\u201d during these times. Schiff <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PeterSchiff\/status\/2045137184504635760?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">noted<\/a> on X, before Iran shut the Strait down again, that \u201ceven if peace talks fail and the war resumes, eventually <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/bitcoin-vs-gold\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gold<\/a> will break from the trend of falling when war escalates and rise no matter what.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The fourth consecutive weekly gain placed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/bitcoin-vs-gold\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gold<\/a> firmly in an established uptrend on longer timeframes, though the weekend session has shown standard consolidation behavior typical of thin <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-liquidity\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">liquidity<\/a> conditions. For now, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/bitcoin-vs-gold\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gold<\/a> enters the new week with Trump\u2019s latest warning and the uncertainty tied to the Middle East waterway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/gold-gains-fourth-straight-week-amid-fed-rate-cut-signals-and-middle-east-truce-in-focus\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways: Gold spot prices reached $4,829 per troy ounce at the end of the week, marking a fourth consecutive weekly gain. COMEX futures closed at $4,879, up 1.48%, driven by Iran\u2019s Strait of Hormuz truce and U.S. dollar weakness. 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