Yes, it does. It's not a simple case of "gold will be worth this much"....
Live Gold Charts and Gold Spot Price from International Gold Markets, Prices from New York, London, Hong Kong and Sydney provided by Kitco.
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It's changed -3% in the last 30 days
-6.55% in the last 6 months.
+11.5% in the last year
+546% in the last 23 years.
Obviously the dollar has fluctuated in this time too.
The dollar is up $0.01 against the Euro for the last 30 days
Up $0.02 against Euro for the last 6 months
Down about $0.1 against the Euro in the last year.
Though there was a huge fluctuation last summer, went from $0.81 to $1.04 from January to end of September last year. That's a 28% increase, much higher than gold.
And that's against the Euro. Inflation has impacted most western countries.
The annual inflation rate in the United States was 2.4% for the 12 months ending January, down from 2.7% previously, according to U.S. Labor Department data released February 13, 2026. The next update is scheduled for March 11 at 8:30 a.m. ET and will cover the 12 months ending February. Below...
www.usinflationcalculator.com
Inflation going up 9.1% in a month, your gold isn't going to inflate that much, it's going to keep its value compared to inflation, rather than compared to the dollar (which inflated).
In August 2022 your gold went for $1,747 per ounce
In August 2023 your gold went for $1,897 per ounce
In August 2023 your $1,747 per ounce from 2022 went for $1,811
So, one ounce of gold bought in August 2022 would have earned you $86 compared to inflation, you could buy yourself a toy Ferrari with that.