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Gold climbed about 20% in 2003 as the Iraq war, a weak dollar and rock-bottom interest rates drove safe-haven and investment demand.
Monthly path for 2003, anchored to the real open ($ 342.00), the high in December, the low in April, and the close ($ 416.00). The dashed line marks the yearly average; intra-year movement between anchor points is illustrative.
Year-over-year, gold rose +19.54% versus its 2002 close of $ 348.00.
2003 confirmed that gold’s long bear market was truly over. The invasion of Iraq in March, a US dollar in steady decline, and interest rates pinned near multi-decade lows created a powerful trio of tailwinds. Investors who had ignored gold for two decades began returning.
The metal advanced about 20% over the year and, tellingly, closed right at its highs near $416 — a sign of strength heading into 2004. After years in the wilderness, gold was firmly back in an uptrend.
The US-led invasion of Iraq in March stoked geopolitical uncertainty.
The Federal Reserve held interest rates at multi-decade lows.
A steadily weakening US dollar boosted dollar-priced gold.
Gold finished the year at its highs, near $416.
The Iraq war, a weak US dollar, and very low interest rates drove safe-haven and investment demand, lifting gold about 20%.
Gold finished 2003 near $416 per troy ounce, right at its highs for the year.
Gold's 2003 high was about $ 416.00 per troy ounce, reached in December.
The average gold price in 2003 was roughly $ 363.00 per troy ounce — it opened near $ 342.00 and closed around $ 416.00.
Gold rose about 19.6% over 2003, between a low of $ 320.00 and a high of $ 416.00.
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