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Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD seen higher at $2,300 over three months – Goldman Sachs

In light of the Russia-Ukraine war, analysts at Goldman Sachs raised their gold price target over different time horizons.

Key quotes

“Targets raised for:

3-month horizon to USD2,300 vs. $1950 previous.

6-month horizon to USD2,500, from $2050 previous.

12-month horizon to USD2,500 vs. $2150 previous.”

“An increase in demand from consumers, investors, central banks due to the rising geopolitical uncertainty.”

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Dhwani Mehta

Dhwani Mehta

FXStreet

Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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