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The impact of the US-Iran war on precious metals is not simply "firearms sound, gold flows in," but a complex game among safe-haven attributes, inflation expectations, and interest rate suppression. Combining the current situation (April 2026), market logic has shifted from purely safe-haven to a tug-of-war between "stagflation" and "interest rates."

⚔️ Core Mechanism: The Game of Triple Logic

Safe-haven Drive (Short-term Pulse)

Start of war/ escalation: Panic sentiment boosts demand for gold as the "ultimate safe-haven asset," causing gold prices to spike rapidly. This is the most straightforward logic of "buy gold in chaotic times."

Current state: As the US and Iran reach a temporary ceasefire (April 8), pure safe-haven premiums are fading, and gold price fluctuations are returning to the macro mainline.

Inflation-Interest Rate Suppression (Current Main Contradiction)

Transmission chain: War pushes up oil prices → triggers "secondary inflation" concerns → market expects the Federal Reserve to delay or even raise interest rates → actual interest rates (the opportunity cost of holding gold) rise → suppressing gold prices.

Anomalous phenomenon: Since March, despite extremely high geopolitical risks, gold prices have sharply corrected due to expectations of "prolonged high interest rates." This indicates that the interest rate logic has temporarily overshadowed the safe-haven logic.

Stagflation Expectations (Medium to Long-term Support)

If the war prolongs, leading to high oil prices and economic slowdown (stagflation), gold as an anti-stagflation asset will receive strong long-term buying support.

📉 Gold and Silver Divergence: Silver Volatility is More Intense

Gold: Strong monetary attributes, directly affected by interest rates and safe-haven factors, with relatively stable trends.

Silver: Has industrial attributes. If the war causes a bleak global economic outlook (industrial demand declines), silver usually falls more than gold; but during violent rebounds, it also exhibits greater elasticity.

⚠️ Investor Operation Tips

Beware of "buying the rumor, selling the fact": Currently in the "ceasefire negotiation" window, geopolitical premiums are falling, and short-term gold prices may face correction pressure. Historically, within one month after war erupts, the probability of gold prices falling is often higher than rising.

Keep a close eye on the Strait of Hormuz: This strait is the "oil passage" guarded by Iran. If the situation repeatedly leads to a blockade, soaring oil prices will trigger stagflation trading again, benefiting gold.

Linked Indicators: More important than war news are the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield and the U.S. dollar index. A surge in yields (rising interest rate expectations) is a direct negative for gold prices.

Summary: At this stage, the US-Iran war's impact on precious metals has shifted from emotion-driven to interest rate-driven. Unless the situation spirals out of control causing global stagflation, the Federal Reserve's monetary policy path (tonight's meeting minutes are crucial) remains the more critical factor in determining gold price direction.