. Although it sounds irrational, when monetary policy pressures ease, gold should rise in price. Gold does not earn interest and thus suffers from rising opportunity costs, which means that high interest rates act as a brake, making it difficult for the gold price to rise. This year, the price of gold should have risen, or so people think. After all, there have been enough crises. From supply chain problems, high inflation and recession fears to energy shortages and the Russia-Ukraine war. In U.