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5/6/2026: Gold jumps on peace prospect

Source: Bill Musgrave, American Gold Exchange

Austin — New York spot gold jumped 2.8% to close near $4,682, the highest level in more than a week, as optimism about a possible end the US war on Iran drove down oil prices and the dollar while allaying fears of higher inflation and interest rates. Silver surged 5.1% to finish at $76.81 an ounce.

Iran is reportedly weighing a new US peace proposal submitted through Pakistani mediators, and China has begun pressing both parties to end the war. Tehran is expected to respond within two days.

While details are not public, the proposal would likely result in a lifting of the US blockage of Hormuz and sanctions relief if Tehran gives up its uranium enrichment program and meets other constraints.

Oil prices plunged on the peace prospect, with US benchmark WTI crude dropping nearly 7% to $95 per barrel.

Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields retreated to under $4.3% on hopes that peace would lead to lower oil prices and undercut rising inflation, perhaps enabling the Fed to lower interest rates later this year. Lower yields support gold by decreasing the opportunity cost for holding it instead of bonds.

Tracking lower with yields, the dollar dropped 0.4% to its lowest level since the war began. A weaker dollar boosts gold and other commodities by making them less expensive in other currencies, lifting overseas demand.

Platinum and palladium rose 4.3% and 2.3%, respectively.

At the New York spot close: gold gained#126.10 to $4,681.90; silver surged $3.70 to $76.81; platinum rose $84.25 to $2,048.70; and palladium advanced $34.15 to $1,541.25 an ounce.