Gold price nears $5,000: what to watch before Powell and the Fed decision
NEW YORK, January 25, 2026, 12:13 EST — Market closed. Gold enters the new week just below $5,000 an ounce following another record close on Friday, with safe-haven demand still holding strong as markets reopen. The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady, but all eyes are on Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks as President Donald Trump intensifies…