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Gold Poised for Largest Annual Increase Since 1979 as Prices Top $4,400

Silver prices also climbed to new all-time high as a metals boom persists heading into 2026.
Gold Poised for Largest Annual Increase Since 1979 as Prices Top $4,400
In this photo illustration, gold coins are displayed at Witter Coins in San Francisco on Oct. 7, 2025. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Andrew Moran
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Gold prices are on track for the best annual performance in four decades as prices surpassed $4,400 per ounce to kick off the trading week. Silver joined the rally.

Gold prices increased by $75 per ounce, or 1.7 percent, to $4,462.30 per ounce on Dec. 22—a fresh intraday record—on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.

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Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of "The War on Cash."