Gold Price Above $4,200 as Fed Rate Cut Looms: Silver Hits Record, Oil Slips and Dollar Steadies on December 9, 2025
Gold traded above $4,200 an ounce in New York Tuesday, up 60% in 2025 and on pace for its best year since 1979. Spot silver jumped over 4% to a record $60.52 an ounce. Traders are positioning ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s expected quarter-point rate cut at its December 9–10 meeting. Markets now see two more Fed cuts by end-2026, down from three last week.