Overview
- US Customs and Border Protection reclassified one-kilogram and 100-ounce gold bars under tariff-liable codes, sending Comex futures premiums above $100 per ounce and straining the global bullion pipeline.
- President Trump’s doubling of tariffs on Indian goods to 50% has pushed domestic prices past ₹1.04 lakh per 10 grams during festival-season buying.
- Global spot gold hovers near $3,480 per ounce, reflecting heightened safe-haven demand driven by US economic slowdown bets and trade-policy shocks.
- Switzerland’s refineries have curtailed shipments to the US in response to the new duties, disrupting the London-Zurich-New York bullion flow and tightening physical supplies.
- Investors are now focused on upcoming Federal Reserve signals and US economic data to assess the prospects for further rate cuts and gold’s price trajectory.