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Gold Loses Safe-Haven Appeal as Iran Skips Talks, Ceasefire Extended
Gold prices fell sharply after the latest ceasefire extension reduced demand for safe-haven assets, despite Iran failing to attend peace talks. While initial risk-off flows lifted oil and the US dollar, the muted follow-through suggests markets are increasingly confident that geopolitical risks have peaked, keeping risk appetite broadly supported. A mild bout of risk-off was triggered on Tuesday following reports that Vice President Vance’s trip to Pakistan for US-Iran peace talks had been postponed. Pakistan was left hanging, awaiting formal confirmation from Iran of their attendance—confirmation that never ... (full story)
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