Gold Price Holds Near $4,300 After Fed Cut: Weekly Recap (Dec 8–14, 2025), Market Drivers, and 2026 Forecasts
Gold prices closed the week of December 8–14, 2025 on a firm footing near the $4,300 per ounce area, as traders digested the U.S. Federal Reserve’s year-end rate cut, a softer U.S. dollar, and a renewed tug-of-war between safe-haven demand and “too-far-too-fast” valuation concerns. Across the same week, a sharp surge in silver (including fresh record highs) repeatedly spilled into broader precious-metals sentiment—helping keep gold bid even as physical demand in key Asian markets cooled under the weight of record local prices. Reuters+2Reuters+2 Below is a detailed, publication-ready roundup of the key gold price moves, headline drivers, and the most-circulated