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On this day — April 21, 2024

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Day 112 of 366 · Q2 2024 · 30.6% through the year

April 2024 gold market: Records extend on Middle East tensions

Bullish

Records extended despite a firm dollar and hot inflation.

Gold pushed past $2,300 in April as a direct Iran–Israel exchange briefly inflamed Middle East war fears and central banks kept accumulating. Even a hotter US inflation print and a stronger dollar only paused the advance.

What drove gold in April 2024

  • Iran–Israel direct strikes
  • persistent central-bank buying
  • safe-haven demand
  • strong momentum despite a firm dollar
Themes#geopolitics#Middle East#central-bank demand

Key events in April 2024

  1. Apr 12Gold tops $2,400 intraday on Middle East escalation

What happened next

Dips stayed shallow, and gold set another record near $2,450 in May.

For gold buyers

April showed gold's 2024 character: dips were shallow and brief, as official-sector buyers stepped in on every pullback.