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Keywords: Safe haven


Banks urge buying gold dips as volatility tests investor confidence

HSBC and OCBC are advising investors to use recent price swings in gold to build positions, arguing that structural drivers remain supportive despite heightened volatility. Strategists at both institutions point to a weaker US dollar and persistent fiscal risks as key forces underpinning the precious......

Gold holds near record as oil slips on US Iran talks hopes

Gold prices hovered near record highs as easing tensions between the United States and Iran reduced demand for safe-haven assets, while oil prices edged lower on expectations that renewed diplomacy could prevent a broader supply crisis. Spot gold traded around 4,850 dollars per ounce early Wednesday,......

Morgan Stanley questions gold’s safe haven role amid market shifts

Morgan Stanley has challenged a long-held belief in global markets that gold reliably protects portfolios during crises, arguing that recent price movements resemble those of a risk asset rather than a traditional safe haven. In a note released this week, the bank’s strategists pointed to stronger......

Dollar nears 100 as strong jobs data and Iran war fuel safe-haven demand

The U.S. dollar index hovered near the 100-point mark on Friday as an unexpectedly strong March jobs report combined with deepening fears over a prolonged military conflict in Iran reinforced the greenback's status as the world's primary safe-haven currency. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 178,000......

JPMorgan says Bitcoin has outperformed gold as a safe haven during the Iran war

JPMorgan analysts have concluded that Bitcoin demonstrated safe-haven demand during the Iran war, outperforming both gold and silver as precious metals suffer their worst monthly rout in years. The research note, published Wednesday by managing director Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, provides what some analysts......

Silver surges past $73 as US-Iran conflict sustains safe-haven demand

Silver climbed sharply in early trading on March 25, breaking above $73 per ounce as investors continued to seek refuge in precious metals amid a US-Iran conflict now approaching its fourth week. The white metal gained more than 5% from the previous session's close, according to COMEX futures data,......

Gold steadies near $5,000 as Iran conflict clouds Fed rate outlook

Gold traded near the $5,000 per ounce mark on Monday as the United States and Israel conflict with Iran entered its third week, while rising oil prices complicated expectations for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve and limited the metal’s upward momentum. Spot gold edged up about 0.1 percent......

Swiss banks expect Gulf wealth inflows as Iran war drives capital flight

Wealth managers in Switzerland are preparing for a surge of capital from Gulf investors as the conflict involving Iran shakes financial confidence in Middle Eastern economic hubs. Bankers and advisers overseeing more than one trillion dollars in assets say wealthy individuals across the Gulf are considering......

U.S. dollar hits four month high as Middle East war drives safe haven demand

The U.S. dollar strengthened this week, with the dollar index rising above 99.00 to its highest level since late November 2025 as investors moved toward safe haven assets amid escalating conflict in the Middle East. The index traded near 99.34 on Thursday after reaching an intraday high close to 99.76.......

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