Gold, silver prices today: Key factors investors should watch amid US-Iran tensions

CNBC-TV18 reports that gold and silver prices are being shaped by escalating US-Iran tensions, with investors weighing a set of key factors that could drive precious metals in the near term. Geopolitical risk typically lifts demand for gold as a store of value, and the transmission runs through risk aversion and safe-haven capital flows that push investors out of equities and into bullion. Silver tends to move with gold but with higher beta, since it also carries industrial demand, so it can swing more sharply on shifts in risk sentiment and growth expectations. Iran-linked assets and regional currencies are the most directly exposed, with oil-sensitive markets also repricing if the tensions threaten Gulf supply routes. The next concrete catalyst to watch is the US Federal Reserve's upcoming interest rate decision and accompanying guidance, since real yield expectations will determine whether geopolitical safe-haven demand for gold is sustained or offset.

Gold (XAU/USD) is a safe-haven asset and inflation hedge. Major drivers include Fed policy (real yields), central bank buying (PBOC, RBI), ETF flows, and geopolitical risk. Gold often moves inversely to DXY and real US yields.

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