Iran Struck the Mediator’s Tanker. Gold Fell. The Funeral Ends Thursday.

Gold fell 1.1% on a Hormuz missile strike — not because markets ignored the news, but because tanker attacks in 2026 drive energy inflation, not safe-haven flows. The mechanism, Qatar’s complication, and the 48-hour window that actually matters for gold.
Gold at $4,454 Says the Fed Is Trapped. Here’s Why.

Friday’s jobs report doesn’t just move gold for 48 hours. This time it sets the stage for Kevin Warsh’s first FOMC meeting, a divided committee, and 3.8 percent inflation the Fed can’t cut through. Three scenarios. One structural trap. Here’s the framework before the number drops.
Gold Down 1.2%, Silver Down 2.8% — The Floor Holds

Gold and silver sold off sharply as markets reopened after Memorial Day. Here are the five forces behind today’s move — and why the structural demand floor hasn’t shifted.
IMF Says Treasuries Aren’t Safe Anymore. Gold Noticed First.

The IMF just confirmed what gold has been pricing in for months — Treasuries are losing their safe-haven premium. Meanwhile, the Fed has gone silent, gold miners are sitting on record profits and refusing to build, Asia is buying every ounce the US sells, and silver’s deficit keeps widening despite its biggest customer using less of it. Five signals worth understanding before the noise drowns them out.
