Gold Price Outlook: Will West Asia Tensions Push Gold Higher? Fed, Oil & Safe Haven
Gold Price Outlook: Will West Asia Tensions Push Gold Higher? Fed, Oil & Safe Haven
Sakshi Batra
- Updated Jul 15, 2026 6:58 PM IST
Gold has bounced back as geopolitical tensions in West Asia intensify and investors rush towards safe-haven assets. At the same time, softer-than-expected U.S. inflation has weakened the dollar and lowered expectations of aggressive Fed rate hikes, providing additional support to bullion. Can gold extend its rally? Will rising crude oil prices and the escalating West Asia conflict keep safe-haven demand alive? And what should investors do now? Joining us is Navneet Damani, Senior Group Vice President & Head of Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services (MOFSL), to decode the outlook for gold, silver, crude oil and global markets.
