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France repatriates all gold from United States, secures $15 billion gain

The Bank of France has completed the withdrawal of its remaining gold reserves from the New York Federal Reserve, ending nearly a century of partial overseas storage. Conducted in 26 transactions from July 2025 to January 2026, the operation covered 129 tonnes—about 5 percent of France's total......

NY Fed reports rising supply chain pressures in March

Supply chain pressures in the United States increased in March, reaching levels not seen since early 2023, according to data released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The bank’s latest Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSCPI) rose to 0.68 in March, up from 0.54 in February. A reading......

Gold and silver tumble as dollar surges on Iran war and inflation fears

Gold and silver fell sharply on Thursday as the U.S. dollar staged a strong recovery, driven by higher-than-expected inflation signals and the fallout from President Donald Trump's televised address promising to intensify military operations against Iran. The selloff ended a four-session winning......

Gold retreats to $4,600 after its worst monthly drop since 2008

Gold has pulled back sharply from the records it set earlier this year, falling roughly 10 percent to around $4,600 as of April 1, 2026, under pressure from a hawkish shift in Federal Reserve expectations and a strengthening U.S. dollar. The precious metal, which had touched an intraday all-time high......

Gold heads for worst month since 2008 as war-driven dollar surge hammers prices

Gold is on course for its steepest monthly decline since October 2008, falling roughly 15 percent in March as a surging U.S. dollar and rising Treasury yields stripped the metal of its traditional safe-haven appeal, even as a major war rages across the Middle East. The selloff has wiped more than $1......

EU energy ministers to convene Tuesday on Iran war supply crisis

European Union energy ministers will meet by videoconference on Tuesday, March 31, to coordinate a joint response to the oil and gas market disruptions triggered by the war in Iran, according to an internal EU briefing document cited by Reuters. The emergency session comes as European natural gas prices......

Dollar nears 10-month high as Iran war stretches into fifth week

The U.S. dollar climbed toward a 10-month high on Monday as the war between the United States, Israel, and Iran entered its fifth week with no clear path to resolution, buoyed by safe-haven capital flows and surging oil prices that rattled global markets throughout March. The dollar index traded around......

Gold holds near $3,490 as oil surge dims hopes of Fed rate cuts

Gold prices held steady near $3,490 per ounce as the final week of March drew to a close, with the precious metal caught between safe-haven demand driven by escalating Middle East tensions and downward pressure from surging oil prices that have all but erased expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts......

Markets plunge as Pentagon eyes decisive strike on Iran

Oil prices surged Thursday while global stock markets dropped sharply. Hopes for a quick end to the U.S.-Iran conflict faded as the Pentagon prepares military options for a potential knockout blow. Investors, rattled after nearly four weeks of fighting, drove the reaction.[reuters.com] Brent crude crossed......