Gold prices rose to $4,260 per ounce on Monday after a sharp decline on Friday, with investors closely monitoring upcoming talks between US and China. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng are set to meet this week, with President Donald Trump expressing optimism last week that negotiations could lead to an agreement, while calling his threatened high tariffs “unsustainable.” Meanwhile, the ongoing US government shutdown has stretched into another week with no clear end in sight, adding to broader market uncertainty. Currently, markets are pricing in a 25bps cut at the Federal Reserve’s October meeting and another in December. So far this year, bullion has surged more than 60%, fueled by heightened economic and geopolitical uncertainty, expectations of further US rate cuts, strong central bank buying, and ETF inflows.
