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Business● Low2h ago · Nov 6, 2026, 12:00 PM

Why gold prices are surprisingly low

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from NPR News · global

Gold tends to go up when there's uncertainty in the economy. For a while, the price reflected that. But this week, it dropped from a nearly $5,600 in January to below $4,000. What's going on?

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