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Not only did gold experience the strongest annual price gains in decades throughout 2025, but the precious metal hit an all-time high of over $5,500 per troy ounce in late January 2026.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Gold, usually considered a haven amid uncertainty, rose 2% Wednesday and reclaimed $5,000 a troy ounce.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Since the initial rate hike in 2022, the price of gold has skyrocketed, increasing by more than 150% to hit a record-breaking $5,000 per troy ounce last month.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Gold reached a record $5,500 per troy ounce on Thursday, nearly double its $2,800 value from a year ago, according to spot price data from Kitco.
—Maliya Ellis, Houston Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2026
About 95 million troy ounces of gold are mined annually, adding to supply.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
Analysts at JPMorgan Chase expect prices to rise above $5,000 a troy ounce in 2026.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
Over time, fiscal policies have created a sharp divergence in total purchasing power between $1 and a troy ounce of gold.
—Marc Guberti, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Most actively traded gold futures for December delivery slid 1.7% to $1,944.70 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
—Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2020
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Gold, usually considered a haven amid uncertainty, rose 2% Wednesday and reclaimed $5,000 a troy ounce.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Since the initial rate hike in 2022, the price of gold has skyrocketed, increasing by more than 150% to hit a record-breaking $5,000 per troy ounce last month.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Gold reached a record $5,500 per troy ounce on Thursday, nearly double its $2,800 value from a year ago, according to spot price data from Kitco.
—Maliya Ellis, Houston Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2026
About 95 million troy ounces of gold are mined annually, adding to supply.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
Analysts at JPMorgan Chase expect prices to rise above $5,000 a troy ounce in 2026.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
Over time, fiscal policies have created a sharp divergence in total purchasing power between $1 and a troy ounce of gold.
—Marc Guberti, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Most actively traded gold futures for December delivery slid 1.7% to $1,944.70 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
—Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2020
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“Troy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troy. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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troy
adjective
: expressed in troy weight
Medical Definition
troy
adjective
: expressed in troy weight
a troy ounce
Geographical Definition
Troy
geographical name
1
or Ilium
or Troja
ˈtrō-jə 
ancient city in northwestern Asia Minor in Troas southwest of the Dardanelles see also trojan entry 1 sense 1
-yə
2
city in southeastern Michigan north of Detroit population 80,980
3
city in eastern New York on the Hudson River north-northeast of Albany population 50,129
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