Barrick Mining CEO Mark Bristow said on Monday that the gold industry is awaiting clarity from the White House regarding potential U.S. tariffs on gold bars, but added that, regardless of the outcome,

The price of gold fell sharply as investors bet that a tariff on bullion entering the U.S. was less likely, and haven demand for the metal waned on hopes for a Ukraine-Russia ceasefire. The front-month gold futures contract on the NYMEX exchange fell 2% to $3,

Gold futures in New York steadied as traders awaited clarification from the White House over its tariff policy, after a US government agency stunned the market last week by formally ruling that 100-ounce and one-kilogram bullion bars would be subject to duties.