Factors such as central-bank buying, declining real yields, and global macroeconomic instability are leading the world’s oldest store of value to reestablish

Layer that on top of ETF inflows flipping positive amidst record demand (Q3 2025 alone witnessed a record $26 billion rush into gold-backed ETFs), and gold has effectively become the preferred macro hedge. Gold has spent weeks consolidating in the $4,200 to $4,300 range, but Bank of America views it as more of a breather than a ceiling.

As highlighted in our overnight session rewind, Gold has quickly breached above $4,300 and is now racing towards new all-time highs.

Gold futures rose with prices on track for a weekly gain after the Fed’s rate cut and as investors hope for further easing next year.

Gold exposure is 6 basis points, or 0.06 percentage points, below its 2012 peak since the launch of gold ETFs in the mid-2000s.

Gold prices rose to a seven-week high on Friday, bolstered by a soft dollar, expectations of interest rate cuts and safe-haven demand prompted by geopolitical turbulence, while silver hit a record high.

Gold holds near $4,280 as higher lows and rising EMAs reinforce the broader uptrend. Fed easing expectations and liquidity support continue to compress real yields.

Gold ETFs like GLD draw attention as gold's record-breaking 2025 rally fuels strong demand for ETFs heading into 2026.

The surge in gold prices is driving a rapid expansion in informal and unregulated gold mining that is often illegal and ecologically destructive, according to the World Gold Council.

The gold rates today slashed in Vijayawada on 13 Dec, 2025. Going by the rates today, the price of 10 grams of 22-carat gold is Rs. 1,22,750 with a fall of Rs. 250 while the rate of 10 grams of 24-carat gold is at Rs 1,33,910 with a fall of Rs 270. While the Silver rate is at Rs. 2,10,000 per kilogram.

Gold prices have soared this year, but that could change over time. So, do experts say you should invest next year?