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Gold Ready for Short-Term Suffering for a Higher Goal
Throughout the conflict in the Middle East, gold has moved in tandem with risk assets and has shown a negative correlation with oil and the dollar. Unsurprisingly, Tehran's announcement that it was opening the Strait of Hormuz triggered a surge in gold to monthly highs, whilst the US seizure of an Iranian tanker caused the precious metal to take a step down.
Date:
21.04.2026 |
Source:
actionforex.com
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Quotes
| Instrument | Price | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | 1.174920 | -0.32238% |
| GBPUSD | 1.350740 | -0.19138% |
| USDJPY | 159.420000 | +0.42648% |
| XAUUSD | 4730.490000 | -1.8594% |
| USDCAD | 1.364400 | +0.011001% |
| NZDUSD | 0.590160 | +0.20205% |
| USDCHF | 0.780440 | +0.32007% |
| AUDUSD | 0.715810 | -0.26612% |
| EURGBP | 0.869790 | -0.052858% |
| EURJPY | 187.312000 | +0.11117% |
| GBPJPY | 215.339000 | +0.23693% |
| AUDJPY | 114.118000 | +0.23892% |
| CADJPY | 116.809000 | +0.47654% |
| CHFJPY | 204.260000 | +0.17164% |
| NZDJPY | 94.077000 | +0.68064% |
| GBPCHF | 1.054080 | +0.094009% |
| EURCHF | 0.916890 | -0.025079% |
| USDMXN | 17.336040 | +0.25468% |
| USDZAR | 16.450630 | +0.67089% |
| USDTRY | 44.886400 | +0.05595% |
| USDRUB | 75.040000 | +0.073348% |
| USDSEK | 9.166000 | +0.43963% |
| USDCNY | 6.820300 | +0.052811% |
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