Citi Research has raised its gold price target for the next three months to $3,200 per ounce from $3,000, citing strong institutional demand coupled with increased exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows.
“In our bull case, we see gold prices reaching $3,500 per ounce by year-end, underpinned by much higher hedging/investment demand on fears of U.S. hard landing/stagflation,” City analysts said in a March 20 note.