# Why gold prices are surprisingly low

- Source: NPR Business
- Published: 2026-11-06T12:00:00+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/11/06/nx-s1-6030995/why-gold-prices-are-surprisingly-low
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/why-gold-prices-are-surprisingly-low-0be047/

Gold tends to go up when there's uncertainty in the economy. For a while, the price reflected that. But this week, it dropped from a nearly $5,600 in January to below $4,000. What's going on?

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