Gold after the 1998 midterm elections
After the 1998 midterm on 3 Nov 1998, gold was 0.3% lower twelve months later, from the November 1998 monthly average of $294 a troy ounce; the president's party, the Democratics, kept both chambers.
- Gold, Nov 1998
- $294
- +3 months
- -2.4%
- +6 months
- -6.1%
- +12 months
- -0.3%
- Silver +12 months
- +4.0%
In context
Bill Clinton (D) was president.
Three months after the election gold was 2.4% lower, and six months after 6.1% lower.
That year was 14.0 points below the average midterm year (+13.7%).
Silver did better than gold over the same twelve months, +4.0%.
Of the 13 midterms since 1974, the year after 1998 ranks 9th for gold.
Monthly average prices in U.S. dollars per troy ounce (Kitco.com and the World Bank Pink Sheet), from the last full month before a period to its last full month; the record runs Feb 1971 to Oct 2026. What the record did, not a forecast.
Updated Oct 2026 · record through Oct 2026