On March 6, due to Middle East conflict causing flight cancellations and hindering suppliers' ability to ship gold bars from this key trade hub, Dubai Gold is being sold at significant discounts. Many buyers have stopped placing new orders because they are unwilling to pay extraordinarily high transportation and insurance costs without guaranteed timely delivery. According to informed sources, traders are offering discounts of up to $30 per ounce below the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) price to avoid indefinite storage and financing costs.

Sources say that although some gold has been loaded onto departing flights from Dubai since midweek, a large amount of cargo remains stranded on Friday. The United Arab Emirates (especially Dubai) is an important center for refining and exporting gold bars to buyers across Asia, and also serves as a transit hub for goods from Switzerland, the UK, and several African countries. As the war between the US, Israel, and Tehran enters its seventh day with no signs of resolution, the region's airspace has been partially closed due to numerous missile attacks from Iran. #GateforAI重磅上线