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On this day — May 17, 2020
Western wedding season: Western (especially US and European) gold and platinum jewellery demand peaks in May, June and December — combined wedding and gift seasons. US jewellery sales typically see 30–50 percent surges in these months.
Sunday — the international gold market is closed. Spot quotes carry forward from the prior Friday close. Retail rates in jewellery markets may differ slightly based on local Sunday hours.
Day 138 of 366 · Q2 2020 · 37.7% through the year
May 2020 gold market: Grind higher as real yields sink
Range-boundA consolidation that held the April breakout.
Gold consolidated its gains in May, trading in the $1,690–$1,750 band. Record-low real yields and a steady expansion of central-bank balance sheets kept a firm floor under prices even as parts of the economy began reopening.
What drove gold in May 2020
- record-low real yields
- expanding central-bank balance sheets
- reopening optimism capping upside
- steady investment inflows into gold ETFs
Key events in May 2020
- May 18Gold pushes toward $1,765 on stimulus and ETF buying
What happened next
May's tight consolidation built the base for the explosive summer rally.
For gold buyers
May was a patience month — gold held its gains rather than extending them, rewarding accumulation over timing.