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        "id": 1701866,
        "msgid": "gold-forecast-to-surge-next-week-price-target-nearing-rp-3-million-per-gram-1777211486",
        "date": "2026-04-26 20:00:00",
        "title": "Gold Forecast to Surge Next Week, Price Target Nearing Rp 3 Million per Gram",
        "author": "Aprillia Ika",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Gold prices are projected to fluctuate with an upward trend in the last week of April 2026, driven by Middle East geopolitical uncertainties, US central bank monetary policy directions, and global energy price spikes. Analyst Ibrahim Assuaibi notes that international gold closed at $4,708 per troy ounce on Friday, with domestic bar gold at Rp 2,845,000 per gram, potentially reaching Rp 2,980,000 per gram if strengthening continues. Key influencing factors include US-Iran tensions, political dynamics in the US, and supply-demand balances, amid rising crude oil prices to as high as $107.4 per barrel.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Gold prices are projected to move fluctuatively\nwith a tendency to strengthen in the last week of April 2026. This\ncondition is driven by geopolitical uncertainties in the Middle East,\nthe direction of US central bank monetary policy, and a surge in global\nenergy prices.<\/p>\n<p>Currency and commodity analyst, Ibrahim Assuaibi, stated that the\nworld gold price closed at $4,708 per troy ounce on Friday\u2019s trading\n(24\/4\/2026). Meanwhile, the price of gold bars in the domestic market is\naround Rp 2,845,000 per gram.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, gold price movements in the short term are still\ncharacterised by high volatility with a fairly wide trading range.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe world gold price closed at 4,708 troy ounces yesterday (Friday).\nThe precious metal is at Rp 2,845,000 per gram,\u201d said Ibrahim to\nreporters on Sunday (26\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, if gold prices strengthen, the first resistance is\nestimated to be at $4,779 per troy ounce, with the domestic gold price\nat Rp 2,865,000 per gram.<\/p>\n<p>Even if the strengthening continues, gold prices have the potential\nto break through $4,232 per troy ounce or equivalent to Rp 2,980,000 per\ngram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf gold prices rise, it is likely to reach $4,779 per troy ounce.\nThen the precious metal is at Rp 2,865,000 per gram. If it rises\nfurther, the second resistance is at $4,232 per troy ounce, with the\nprecious metal at Rp 2,980,000,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, crude oil prices are estimated to be in the area of $82.6,\nwith potential increases up to $107.4, in line with rising risks of\nglobal energy supply disruptions.<\/p>\n<p>From a fundamental perspective, there are four main factors\ninfluencing gold price movements, namely geopolitics in the Middle East,\npolitical dynamics in the United States, US central bank policies, and\nthe supply-demand balance.<\/p>\n<p>Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are the dominant factor\ndriving market volatility. The conflict between the United States and\nIran remains heated, amid discussions of a follow-up meeting planned to\ntake place in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>However, the situation remains full of uncertainty following the\nincident of the US seizing an Iranian tanker, as well as strong\nstatements regarding the possibility of military action in the Strait of\nHormuz area.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the conflict in southern Lebanon is still ongoing,\nadding to the geopolitical pressure in the region.<\/p>",
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