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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.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
JPMorgan Chase expects gold prices to hit $6,300 a troy ounce by the end of 2026.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
After all, even after surpassing numerous price records in recent years, gold only started 2025 priced around $2,600 per troy ounce.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
The yellow metal climbed above a record high $4,500 a troy ounce on Monday.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
In mid-October, those commodities reached record prices, topping $4,300 per troy ounce for gold and $54 for silver.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 21 Oct. 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
During the classical gold standard era—from 1879 to 1914 in the US—one troy ounce of gold fetched $21.
—Gwynn Guilford, Quartz, 3 July 2019
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
JPMorgan Chase expects gold prices to hit $6,300 a troy ounce by the end of 2026.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
After all, even after surpassing numerous price records in recent years, gold only started 2025 priced around $2,600 per troy ounce.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
The yellow metal climbed above a record high $4,500 a troy ounce on Monday.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
In mid-October, those commodities reached record prices, topping $4,300 per troy ounce for gold and $54 for silver.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 21 Oct. 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
During the classical gold standard era—from 1879 to 1914 in the US—one troy ounce of gold fetched $21.
—Gwynn Guilford, Quartz, 3 July 2019
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“Troy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troy. Accessed 15 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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