Gold Tops $4,300 an Ounce, Up 1.2% in 24 Hours

Gold clearing a round-number threshold is less about the level itself than about what it signals: sustained demand at a price that would have seemed extreme not long ago. The move matters for anyone using gold as a benchmark for real-asset allocation, or for RWA products that track or tokenize metals exposure, since higher spot prices raise the capital cost of hedging and settlement. Whether the metal consolidates above $4,300 or slips back below it is the open question — round numbers often act as magnets in both directions.