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On this day — May 25, 2023
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.
Thursday — a normal trading day. Weekly US initial jobless claims publish at 8:30 AM ET on Thursdays, occasionally producing intraday gold movement.
Day 145 of 365 · Q2 2023 · 39.7% through the year
May 2023 gold market: Record attempt fades on debt-ceiling resolution
VolatileA near-record spike that faded as the debt-ceiling risk cleared.
Gold pushed to near $2,050 in early May amid US debt-ceiling brinkmanship and banking jitters, briefly approaching its record. As a debt-ceiling deal took shape and the Fed stayed hawkish, the metal pulled back toward $1,960.
What drove gold in May 2023
- US debt-ceiling standoff
- lingering regional-bank stress
- still-hawkish Fed
- dollar resilience
Key events in May 2023
- May 4Gold spikes near $2,050 on debt-ceiling and bank fears
What happened next
With the debt deal done, gold drifted lower through the summer on higher-for-longer rates.
For gold buyers
May's failed record attempt showed that, absent an actual crisis, the Fed's higher-for-longer stance still capped gold.
May 25 across the years — 2020 → 2021
| Year | May 25 close | vs prior | |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2021 | $1,887.00 | +8.85% | View |
| May 25, 2020 | $1,733.60 | — | View |