July 8 (Reuters) - Brokerages continue to see bullish trends for gold in their long-term outlooks, even as price declines due to increased rate hike bets, inflation concerns, and a stronger dollar and oil price forced some banks to cut near-term price views.
On Tuesday, Bank of America said it is reducing its 2026 average gold forecast by 14% to $4,360 an ounce, citing a more hawkish Federal Reserve.
However, the research bank said it still sees $5,000 an ounce in reach for gold once the Fed's tightening cycle ends.
BofA's downward revision comes after JPMorgan last week said the risks to its gold forecast skew to the downside given possible early interest rate hikes by the U.S. Fed, while it retains a long-term bullish view into 2027.
Spot gold was down more than 1% on Wednesday, and was trading near $4,060 an ounce. [GOL/]
Following is a list of analysts' latest gold price forecasts (in $ per ounce):
Brokerage/Ag Annual Price Targets Forecast
ency Price as of
Forecas
t
2026
Bank of $4,360 Sees $5,000/oz in reach July 7,
America once Fed's tightening 2026
cycle ends
JPMorgan $4,545 Expects prices to July 2,
average $4,300/oz in 2026
3Q26 and $4,500/oz in
4Q26
Goldman - $4,900 by December 2026 June 18,
Sachs 2026
ANZ* $5,600 Defers $6,000/oz gold May 15,
target to mid-2027 from 2026
early 2027
Macquarie $4,323 Expects prices to February
Group average $4,590 in first 5, 2026
quarter and $4,300 in
second quarter
Wells Fargo Expects $6,100-$6,300 by February
Investment end of 2026 4, 2026
Institute
UBS - Raises target to $6,200 January
for March, 29, 2026
June, and September 2026
Deutsche $5,500 $6,000 in 2026 January
Bank 26, 2026
Societe - $6,000 by the end of January
Generale 2026 26, 2026
Morgan $4,600 Bull case is $5,700 for January
Stanley second half of 2026 23, 2026
Citi $5,000 Raises 0-3 month price January
Research target to $5,000 13, 2026
HSBC $4,587 $4,450 by year-end 2026 January 8,
2026
ANZ $4,445 $4,400 by year-end and October
$4,600 by June 2026 16, 2025
Standard $4,488 - October
Chartered 13, 2025
Commerzbank $4,900 $4,800 by mid-2026 January
13, 2026
*end-of-period forecasts
(Reporting by Anjana Anil and Sukanya Mitra in Bengaluru; Editing by Jan Harvey)


















