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Gold Price in 2014

The gold price fell 1.5% in 2014, from $1,202 at the end of 2013 to $1,184. Its highest close was $1,379 on Mar 14, and its lowest $1,143 on Nov 6. The biggest one-day fall was −2.3% on Jul 14 and the biggest rise +3.6% on Dec 1. Adjusted for inflation, it lost 2.3%.

Daily COMEX prices, the year in 12 currencies and festival prices: Gold Price in 2014 →

Change in 2014
−1.5%
$1,202 → $1,184
High
$1,379
Mar 14
Low
$1,143
Nov 6
After inflation
−2.3%
US CPI
Up days
119 of 253
longest run 9 up, 7 down
Below record
-37.5%
at the end of 2014

Gold Price, daily closes 2014

Numbers mark the events below
$1,165$1,261$1,357JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1Mar 18: Russia signs a treaty annexing Crimea from Ukraine.2Jun 5: ECB cuts its deposit facility rate to -0.10%, introducing a negative policy rate.3Jul 14: Biggest one-day fall of the year: −2.3%.4Dec 1: Biggest one-day rise of the year: +3.6%.

Key Events in 2014

What happened, and how the Gold moved — on the day (or the next trading day) and about a month later.

  1. 1
    Tuesday, March 18
    Russia signs a treaty annexing Crimea from Ukraine. Source
    Gold: −1.0% that day · −5.3% a month later
  2. 2
    Thursday, June 5
    ECB cuts its deposit facility rate to -0.10%, introducing a negative policy rate. Source
    Gold: +0.7% that day · +6.1% a month later
  3. 3
    Monday, July 14 From the data
    Biggest one-day fall of the year: −2.3%.
  4. 4
    Monday, December 1 From the data
    Biggest one-day rise of the year: +3.6%.

Biggest days of 2014

Best daysWorst days
Dec 1+3.6%Jul 14−2.3%
Jun 19+3.3%Oct 31−2.3%
Dec 9+3.1%Oct 30−2.1%
Nov 7+2.4%Apr 15−2.0%
Mar 3+2.2%May 27−2.0%

Volatility: 14.2% (annualised standard deviation of daily changes).

Month by month

MonthCloseChangeHighLow
Jan$1,240+3.1%$1,269$1,225
Feb$1,322+6.6%$1,343$1,251
Mar$1,284−2.9%$1,379$1,284
Apr$1,296+0.9%$1,328$1,280
May$1,246−3.9%$1,309$1,246
Jun$1,322+6.1%$1,323$1,244
Jul$1,283−3.0%$1,339$1,283
Aug$1,287+0.4%$1,316$1,275
Sep$1,212−5.9%$1,288$1,212
Oct$1,172−3.3%$1,251$1,172
Nov$1,176+0.3%$1,198$1,143
Dec$1,184+0.7%$1,232$1,174

Other Markets in 2014

Change over the calendar year.

MarketChangeYear-end
Gold Price−1.5%$1,184
Dow Jones Industrial Average in 2014+7.5%17,823.07
S&P 500 in 2014+11.4%2,058.90
Nasdaq Composite in 2014+13.4%4,736.05
Russell 2000 in 2014+3.5%1,204.70
Nikkei 225 in 2014+7.1%17,450.77
Silver in 2014−19.5%$15.60
WTI crude oil in 2014−45.6%$53.45
Brent crude oil in 2014−48.3%$57.33
US 10-year Treasury yield in 2014−0.87 pp2.17%
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Gold Price in 2014: FAQ

How much did the gold price fall in 2014?

The gold price fell 1.5% in 2014, from $1,202 at the end of 2013 to $1,184. Its highest close was $1,379 on Mar 14, and its lowest $1,143 on Nov 6. The biggest one-day fall was −2.3% on Jul 14 and the biggest rise +3.6% on Dec 1. Adjusted for inflation, it lost 2.3%.

What were the highest and lowest closes of the gold price in 2014?

Highest: $1,379 on March 14, 2014. Lowest: $1,143 on November 6, 2014. It closed higher on 119 of 253 trading days.

What happened to the gold price on March 18, 2014?

Russia signs a treaty annexing Crimea from Ukraine. The gold price fell 1.0% that day, and was −5.3% a month later.

Data: London PM fix (LBMA) from 1968 to Sep 2017, COMEX gold futures closes after that. Before 1968 the official US price: $20.67 until Oct 1933, $35 from 31 Jan 1934. Inflation: US CPI-U. Events marked "From the data" are found automatically from the closing prices; the others are researched, with the source linked. Not investment advice.