Toh scene kya hai, ki aajkal duniya mein jab bhi tension badhti hai na, specially Middle East mein, toh log apna paisa safe jagah daal dete hain. Aur sabse safe jagah? Gold! Isi wajah se, aaj India mein Gold ka rate ₹1.59 lakh per 10 grams ko touch karne wala hai. Global market mein bhi COMEX gold $4,561 per ounce ke aas paas hai.
Yeh sirf inflation se bachne ke liye nahi hai, balki badi financial gadbadiyon se bhi bachav hai. Analysts toh bol rahe hain ki 2026 ke end tak gold ka target $5,000 se $6,000 per ounce tak ja sakta hai! Isme sabse bada support central banks se aa raha hai jo lagbhag 70 tonnes har mahine gold kharid rahe hain, aur India mein bhi log digital gold zyada le rahe hain.
Ab silver ka scene thoda mila-jula hai. Gold toh sambhal ke chal raha hai, par silver thoda gir gaya aaj. Lekin long term mein silver ka demand bhi badh raha hai, especially green technologies ke liye. HSBC bol raha hai ki silver ka average $75 per ounce ho sakta hai, aur kuch log toh $100 se $110 tak bhi dekh rahe hain.
Market mein aur bhi factors hain jo game change kar rahe hain. April 2026 mein US inflation 3.8% ho gaya tha, jo expected se zyada tha. Isliye lagta nahi ki Fed jaldi mein interest rates kam karega. US Dollar Index (DXY) filhaal 97.84 ke aas paas hai, par end of 2026 tak 90 se 96 tak gir sakta hai. Crude oil bhi $100 per barrel ke upar hi chal raha hai, reports ke mutabik aaj $103.13 tha. Yeh sab cheezein gold ke liye positive hain.
Par haan, kuch cautions bhi hain. JPMorgan ne apna gold price forecast thoda kam karke $5,243 per ounce kar diya hai kyunki unko laga ki investors ka interest kam ho raha hai. Agar US inflation control nahi hua ya Fed ne policy badli, toh gold aur silver par pressure aa sakta hai. Aur agar dollar mazboot ho gaya toh bhi gold gir sakta hai.
Sabse interesting baat yeh hai ki India mein log gold ko ab sirf shadi-byah ya tyoharon ke liye nahi, balki ek safety net ki tarah dekh rahe hain. Especially young log digital gold, gold ETFs, aur SIPs ki taraf bhag rahe hain. India ka digital gold market FY 2026-2027 tak ₹9,841 crore tak pahunch sakta hai, jo 30-35% saalana grow kar raha hai. 2025 mein toh digital gold transactions 69% badh gaye the! Yeh dikhata hai ki gold ab zyada accessible aur systematic ho gaya hai.