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On this day — April 12, 2023

Wednesday — a normal trading day. FOMC announcements (when scheduled) typically come on Wednesdays at 2 PM ET, often producing intraday gold volatility.

Day 102 of 365 · Q2 2023 · 27.9% through the year

April 2023 gold market: Gold consolidates above $1,950

Range-bound

A firm hold near $2,000 after the March surge.

Gold held firm above $1,950 in April, briefly trading over $2,000, as the banking aftermath kept safe-haven demand alive and the dollar stayed soft. The metal consolidated its sharp March gains rather than extending them.

What drove gold in April 2023

  • lingering banking-sector stress
  • soft US dollar
  • steady central-bank demand
  • rate-cut expectations
Themes#banking aftermath#consolidation#central-bank demand

Key events in April 2023

  1. Apr 13Gold trades above $2,000 intraday before easing

What happened next

Gold made a fuller run at its record in early May amid debt-ceiling brinkmanship.

For gold buyers

April's steadiness near $2,000 showed the March rally had staying power, not just a panic spike.