What it measures

The price of a troy ounce of gold (about 31 grams) in US dollars.

Investors and central banks hold gold as a store of value that no government issues, so it tends to rise when people are worried about inflation, war or the banking system, and when interest rates fall.

Shown with OANDA’s spot price, in US dollars per troy ounce.

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