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On this day — June 25, 2022

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.

Saturday — the international gold market is closed. Most retail jewellery markets, especially in Asia and the Middle East, see peak Saturday foot-traffic and physical trade activity.

Day 176 of 365 · Q2 2022 · 48.2% through the year

June 2022 gold market: Biggest Fed hike since 1994 weighs on gold

Bearish

Aggressive tightening and a strong dollar dragged gold down.

Gold drifted lower to around $1,820 in June as the Federal Reserve delivered a 0.75-point hike — its largest since 1994 — and the dollar strengthened. Rising real yields steadily eroded gold's appeal even as recession fears built.

What drove gold in June 2022

  • Fed +75bp (Jun 15)
  • surging US dollar
  • rising real yields
  • building recession fears
Themes#Fed policy#rate hikes#US dollar strength

Key events in June 2022

  1. Jun 15Fed hikes 75bp, its largest move since 1994

What happened next

The relentless hikes pushed gold below $1,700 in July and toward its lows by September.

For gold buyers

June underscored that aggressive rate hikes, not inflation alone, were driving gold — and the hikes were winning.

Jun 25 across the years — 20202021

+1.7% over 1 years
20202021
YearJun 25 closevs prior
Jun 25, 2021$1,786.70+1.71%View
Jun 25, 2020$1,756.60View
Each row is the verified XAU/USD spot close for Jun 25 of that year. Click any row to open the full daily archive (with country tables for Jun 25, 2020+).