📈 Gold’s 2025 Surge: Defying the Commodity Downturn

 By May 2025, gold prices had surged 25.0% year-to-date, in sharp contrast to the broader commodity market slump. The overall commodity index fell 9.0%, with energy prices down 12.9% and food prices down 5.9%. Gold's value stood 153% above its pre-pandemic level—outpacing the commodity index by 117%, energy by 138%, and food by 109%.