A sharp disruption in the Strait of Hormuz and an oil-price shock drove gold to multi‑year highs amid heavy central-bank buying and heightened volatility. Rapid moves in early March produced record futures prints, quick pullbacks and renewed safe‑haven demand.

A sudden U.S. tariff ruling and related policy moves ignited safe-haven demand last week, pushing gold above $5,100/oz. Strong ETF inflows—especially a record ₹240 billion into Indian gold ETFs—coupled with persistent central-bank buying and a softer dollar underpinned the move. This report unpacks the tangible drivers, price action, technical levels, and what traders and investors should watch next.

Gold fell about 2.8% after U.S.–Iran diplomatic talks reduced safe-haven demand, while a surge in COMEX activity and central-bank buying kept underlying support intact. Recent Goldman Sachs commentary tempers supercycle claims but leaves a bullish medium-term outlook.

A flurry of concrete developments — a Fed chair nomination, heavy central-bank buying, regional price spikes in India, and shifting futures activity — drove sharp gold moves this week. This article breaks down the events that directly moved prices, what the data shows on COMEX and MCX, and how major banks’ forecasts and viral analyst scenarios are shaping investor behavior.

A dramatic week in gold saw a historic selloff after Kevin Warsh’s Fed nomination, followed by the biggest daily rebound in years as short-covering and bargain-hunting pushed prices back above $5,000/oz. Here’s what happened, why it mattered, and what investors should watch next.

Gold breached $5,000/oz this week as ETF inflows and central-bank accumulation joined safe-haven buying driven by policy uncertainty and geopolitical shocks. Rising institutional demand, a bullish analyst reforecast, and novel reserve strategies from digital-asset issuers are tightening the supply-demand balance and supporting higher price targets.