Investors use gold as a hedge against heightened economic and political uncertainty, because it has been a reliable store of value for thousands of years. The shiny yellow metal rose 64% last year, ...

There’s treasure inside a low-slung building on the outskirts of Casper, Wyo.—roughly $11.6 million in state-owned gold bars.

Gold is currently trading above $5,000 per ounce, continuing a multi-year rally driven by central bank demand and global uncertainty. Near-term forecasts suggest prices could hold between $4,918 and ...

How much is gold per ounce today? As of March 13, 2026, at 8:15 a.m. ET, the spot price of gold was $5,120.9 per ounce, according to the latest market data. That's down 0.69%, a decline of $35.33 from ...

The price of gold has not rallied, despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Geopolitical turmoil can create favorable conditions for the metal to rise, but resurgent inflation fears have ...