Gold 
Are precious metals buffeted by higher interest rates, deficits and geopolitics
From Erik Norland in CMEGroup.com
“After staging a spectacular rally in 2025 and early 2026, precious metal prices have fallen sharply from their end-of-January peak. Between late January and mid-October, gold prices fell by more than 20% while silver, platinum and palladium tumbled by more than 40% (Figure 1). Perhaps the largest contributing factor to the decline in precious metals more…
