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The world's largest gold fund continuously sells off, the gold price falls from an important psychological mark. Is this a rare buying opportunity or the beginning of a deep decline cycle that will surprise many investors?
The world gold market has just witnessed a notable development when the gold price lost the threshold of 4,500 USD/oz after many weeks of struggle. At the same time, SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold ETF, continued to net sell an additional 2.8 quintals of gold in the early June trading session, bringing its total holdings down to about 1,029 tons.
What worries investors is not a single session of price decline but a prolonged net selling trend. In May alone, SPDR sold more than 10 tons of gold, showing that institutional cash flow is shifting significantly.
CURRENT GOLD MARKET PICTURE
Value Indicator
World gold price Below 4,500 USD/oz
The amount of gold SPDR holds is 1,029 tons
Net sales volume on June 1 was 0.28 tons
Net sales volume in May More than 10 tons
UBS's gold forecast at the end of 2026 is 5,500 USD/oz
UBS's old forecast was 5,900 USD/oz
WHY GOLD PRICES DECREASE DESPITE GEOPOLITICAL TENSIONS
Normally, when there is conflict or geopolitical instability in the world, gold will benefit as a haven asset.
However, this time the story is different.
Tensions involving the US, Iran and the Middle East region have caused oil prices to increase sharply. When oil prices increase, pressure lDeflation returns. This makes the market believe that interest rates will remain high for longer.
The results are:
US bond yields increased
The USD strengthens
Gold prices are under downward pressure
This is a very familiar economic mechanism but is often overlooked by individual investors.
WHICH CHANNELS IS GOLD LOSING TO?
In a high interest rate environment, investors tend to transfer capital to profitable assets.
Investment channel Current advantages
US bonds enjoy high interest rates
USD The currency strengthens
Bank deposits Stable profits
Gold Does not create cash flow
That is why UBS believes that the market is returning to the concept of "opportunity cost".
To put it more simply, when depositing money or buying bonds that can earn regular interest, holding gold becomes less attractive.
UBS LOWERS FORECAST BUT STILL BELIEVES IN LONG-TERM UP TREND
It is worth noting that UBS does not believe that the gold bull cycle is over.
This bank only adjusts its forecast from:
5,900 USD/oz
down
5,500 USD/oz
for the end of 2026.
This forecast is still about 1,000 USD/oz higher than the current price range.
This shows that large organizations still evaluate gold as an asset with long-term growth potential, but the growth rate may be slower than previous expectations.
WHAT INVESTORS SHOULD LOOK FOR
Three factors will determine the next direction of gold:
US interest rate developments
Strength of the USD
Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East
If bond yields continue to climb and the USD maintains its strength, gold will remain under pressure.
On the contrary, if economic tIf the US economy weakens or the US Federal Reserve signals loosening monetary policy, gold could completely return to a strong upward trend.
INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE
Current developments show that the gold market is entering a psychologically challenging period. The fact that the SPDR fund continuously sold net and major financial institutions lowered their forecasts made many short-term investors become more cautious.
However, from a long-term perspective, most international organizations have not yet given up on the scenario of gold setting new price peaks in the future. The biggest question now is no longer whether gold will increase or not, but whether investors have enough patience to wait for the next bull cycle.
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