The price of gold historically rises during periods of geopolitical uncertainty. And that's a pertinent concern right now amid tensions between the United States and Venezuela. While no one knows exactly what will happen next, this uncertainty can (and historically does) encourage investors to turn toward safe-haven assets like gold .

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Gold soars 66% in 2025, its best year since 1979, with experts predicting $5,000 ahead. Silver jumps 142% as precious metals get boost from Fed.

Silver prices on Monday suffered their largest single-day drop in almost five years, before rebounding nearly 8% in midday trading on Tuesday. Some other precious metals, including gold, rode a similar rollercoaster.

In the new year, gold and silver are anticipated to accelerate in price after major upswings in 2025. Silver started 2025 priced at roughly $30 per ounce before skyrocketing to $70, while gold jumped from $2,600 per ounce to a high of more than $4,300.

Gold futures rose 2% to trade above $4,450 per troy ounce while silver futures gained as much as 7% to around $76 per ounce. Other metals, including copper, also gained as Maduro and his wife appeared before a judge in New York City on charges related to narco-terrorism.

Gold is currently trading at $4,361.38 per ounce as of December 30, 2025, up dramatically from where it stood just a year or two ago. Based on today's spot price, a 100-ounce gold bar carries a raw metal value of approximately $436,138. However, what you'll actually pocket when selling depends on several factors beyond just the spot price.

Gold and silver prices are about to record their biggest annual gains since 1979. Rising sharply in late April after President Donald Trump’s rocky global tariff rollout, the price of gold has soared nearly 70% in 2025. Silver, up more than 30% in December alone, has surged more than 160% this year.

Prices for precious metals tumbled after exchange operator CME Group made a key change to its metals contracts.

Gold had a stupendous 2025, the price of an ounce reaching $3,000 for the first time in March, and then topping $4,000 in October. It closed 2025 at more than $4,300 an ounce, 66% higher than the price at the start of the year.

Gold and silver steadied at the beginning of the year after their best annual performances since 1979 as traders assessed the reweighting of a benchmark commodity index that starts next week.

Jan 5 (Reuters) - Gold rose to a one-week high on Monday, after U.S. strikes in Venezuela added to bullion's safe-haven appeal. Spot gold rose 2.7% to $4,444.52 an ounce by 1:38 p.m. ET (1838 GMT), after earlier hitting its highest level since December 29. Gold hit an all-time-high of $4,549.71 on December 26.