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Gold Price Today Holds Near $4,670 as Iran Deadline and Fed Rate Fears Cap Bullion (Reuters)

Gold Price Today Holds Near $4,670 as Iran Deadline and Fed Rate Fears Cap Bullion (Reuters)

Gold hovered just under $4,670 an ounce on Monday, clawing back after slipping earlier. Traders are eyeing President Donald Trump’s final Tuesday deadline for Iran to strike a deal over the Strait of Hormuz, even as they scale back expectations for U.S. rate cuts. By 11:22 a.m. ET, spot gold was flat at $4,669.27, following a 1% drop earlier in the session. U.S. gold futures tacked on 0.3% to $4,694.50.
Dow Jones Today: Industrial Average Rises as Iran Ceasefire Hopes Offset Oil and Fed Fears

Dow Jones Today: Industrial Average Rises as Iran Ceasefire Hopes Offset Oil and Fed Fears

By 11:50 a.m. ET on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 83.20 points, or 0.18%, to 46,587.48. Wall Street found some footing after a rough March, with optimism swirling around possible 45-day Iran ceasefire negotiations. The S&P 500 was up 0.25%, while the Nasdaq Composite pushed higher by 0.40%.
US Stock Market Today: Dow Rebounds, Nasdaq Slips as Powell and Oil Keep Wall Street on Edge

US Stock Market Today: Dow Rebounds, Nasdaq Slips as Powell and Oil Keep Wall Street on Edge

Stocks moved in different directions on Monday afternoon. The Dow Jones Industrial Average picked up 0.69% to reach 45,477.97, and the S&P 500 edged up 0.16% to 6,378.88. The Nasdaq Composite, however, dropped 0.13% to 20,921.66. Brent crude hovered near $112.43 per barrel. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note sat at 4.348%, still a closely watched figure for borrowing costs.
Gold Price Week Ahead: Why Bullion Faces a Volatile Open as Fed Bets and Iran Tensions Collide

Gold Price Week Ahead: Why Bullion Faces a Volatile Open as Fed Bets and Iran Tensions Collide

Gold kicks off the week under pressure—spot prices slumped 1.8% to $4,563.64 an ounce late Friday, locking in a third consecutive weekly decline. U.S. gold futures ended at $4,574.90. Silver, platinum, and palladium were hit as well. Metals were "especially wobbly" after this week’s drop on rate-hike jitters, according to independent trader Tai Wong. With fresh U.S.-Iran threats surfacing Sunday, traders are bracing for what could be a jumpy market open.
22 March 2026
Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Tumble as Iran Conflict Sends Oil to 2022 High and Erases Fed Cut Hopes

Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Tumble as Iran Conflict Sends Oil to 2022 High and Erases Fed Cut Hopes

Stocks tumbled Friday, with the S&P 500 closing down 1.49% after the Iran turmoil sent oil prices to their highest finish since July 2022, feeding persistent inflation concerns. The Nasdaq slid 1.98%, while the Dow gave up 0.92%, preliminary Reuters figures showed.
Silver Price Today Slides Near $69 as Fed Hike Bets Bite, Silver Stocks Sink

Silver Price Today Slides Near $69 as Fed Hike Bets Bite, Silver Stocks Sink

Silver sank 4.8% to $69.39 an ounce by 2:14 p.m. ET on Friday, tracking toward a weekly loss as both the dollar and Treasury yields strengthened after Reuters said Washington was sending more troops to the Middle East. Gold dropped 1.8%, platinum declined 0.9%, and palladium slipped 1.6%. Independent metals trader Tai Wong described gold and silver as getting pulled down while markets navigated their “usual wall of worry,” cautioning that “a bumpy ride” could lie ahead.
Dow Jones Today: Index Slides Again as Oil Tops $119 and Fed Cut Hopes Fade

Dow Jones Today: Index Slides Again as Oil Tops $119 and Fed Cut Hopes Fade

Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 427.99 points, or 0.92%, to 45,797.70 by 11:36 a.m. ET Thursday, as rising crude and a hawkish Fed put investors on edge. The S&P 500 lost 0.77%, with the Nasdaq Composite down 0.93%. Russell 2000 briefly slipped into correction—10% off its highs. All three benchmarks traded below the 200-day moving average, a key momentum gauge. Micron dropped 4.1%; Nvidia slipped 1.2%.
Dow Futures Slide as Brent Oil Nears $115, Fed Inflation Warning and Micron Drop Rattle Wall Street

Dow Futures Slide as Brent Oil Nears $115, Fed Inflation Warning and Micron Drop Rattle Wall Street

U.S. stock futures slid again early Thursday, signaling more losses ahead. Brent crude hovered close to $115 a barrel as Iranian attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure rattled markets, stoking worries about renewed inflation. The slide followed steep declines Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve left interest rates steady and sent the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq tumbling.
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