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Gold in dollars and in your own currency: what reaches the investor

Exchange rate matrix: how the gold price in US dollars and the exchange rate to the investor’s own currency combine, and what follows from that for the local gold price.

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Gold in EUR vs. US dollars: what reaches the investor

The gold price is set in US dollars. What counts for an investor in EUR, though, is the price in EUR — and that depends on two forces: the gold price in dollars and the EUR-dollar rate. The two can reinforce or offset one another.

Gold in USD rises ↑
Gold in USD falls ↓
EUR weaker
(USD stronger)
Gold in EUR strong ↑↑ Both forces pull the same way — the strongest rise for a EUR investor.
Gold in EUR ≈ stable The weaker EUR absorbs the falling dollar gold price.
EUR stronger
(USD weaker)
Gold in EUR ≈ muted The stronger EUR eats up part of the rise in dollars again.
Gold in EUR weak ↓↓ Both forces pull the same way — the sharpest fall for a EUR investor.

Schematic illustration of the interaction. This is why the gold price in EUR can rise while it falls in dollars — and the other way round. The size of the effect depends on how far the exchange rate moves.

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