Gold surged higher yesterday, with April gold futures closing up $20.60 (0.70%) at $2,943.40, as President Trump's 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum took effect. The precious metal's advance came despite February's Consumer Price Index showing inflation rising less than expected, highlighting gold's growing safe-haven appeal amid escalating trade tensions.
Latest Market Data (March 12 Close):
Gold: $2,943.40 (up $20.60)
Silver: $33.68 (up $0.538)
Market Disconnect Creates Opportunity
"You have this absolutely bizarre disconnect between the gold price, which is at a record high $2,940 an ounce, and has just been on wheels for the last year, and the gold equities which are still trading as if gold was $1,800 an ounce," said Ross Norman, CEO of Metals Daily. "The buying appears to be highly concentrated, and the lack of visible telltales suggests that it's being driven by a single, powerful entity whose identity remains a mystery, but their influence on the market is undeniable."
The VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) is up 18.8% year-to-date, while gold itself has risen 11.1%. Goldman Sachs analysts have raised their year-end gold price forecast to $3,100 per ounce, up from their prior projection of $2,890.