The PRICE of GOLD rallied on Friday but failed to reverse this week’s $150 plunge, wilting as bond yields jumped on strong US inflation data and extending its worst stretch of losses in almost 4 decades. Down 3.5% from last Friday’s finish in London − heart of global bullion trading − the price of gold fixed around $3890 per troy ounce, its lowest week-end benchmark level since the start of October 2025.