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The price of gold has skyrocketed in recent months, breaking the
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$5,000 mark for the first time ever. We’ll break down why this happened and whether
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gold’s value is likely to stay this high. The first and arguably easiest reason to
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understand for gold’s rapid rise can be summed up in a single word: momentum.
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This is the easiest reason to understand why gold is climbing.
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When any asset starts performing very well in the markets, it doesn’t take long for traders
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to take notice. And when assets continue to gain value over time, breaking and setting new records,
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the wider world starts to take notice, too. Headlines and news reports push the story,
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and with every article, more people rush in, eager to get involved.
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Fear of missing out, or FOMO, begins to set in. Some people realize how much money they
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might have made if they’d invested earlier. And they worry about missing out on more if
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they don’t invest as soon as possible. It starts off small but gets bigger and
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stronger with time, momentum rises as more and more people decide to buy.
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And this drives the price up even further. We’ve seen this before - whether it be in stocks,
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shares, cryptocurrencies, or commodities. And we’re seeing it again right now, with gold.
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Throughout 2025 and into 2026, the precious metal’s value has soared, rising dramatically,
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week after week, month after month. This is one reason gold may stay
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elevated - or even become more valuable - in the weeks and months ahead, since gold
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rallies have historically tended to last. Prior to 2025, in five of the six years
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when gold futures rose by at least 20%, they kept rising the following year.
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Because of that, momentum is one of the key forces pushing gold higher.
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But there’s another major factor driving gold higher right now.
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Diversification. Over the last year,
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many large private and institutional investors have started diversifying their portfolios,
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looking beyond stocks and shares instead of focusing on them almost exclusively.
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This shift was driven in part by the sudden surge in certain stock prices,
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with some reaching dramatic, record-setting highs. Tech stocks have experienced enormous increases
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in recent times, with the likes of Nvidia, Tesla, and Amazon holding ever-increasing
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influence over the S&P 500 index. On the one hand, these surging
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stocks have delivered huge profits for investors who got in early.
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On the other hand, many experts believe they can’t keep rising forever. At some point,
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the bubble bursts - as it has before - and that kind of collapse can be disastrous for anyone
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with too much money tied up in those assets. Analysts have been sounding the alarm over
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the current tech stock boom. They’ve pointed out that the only other time
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stocks reached these kinds of valuations was right before the dot-com bubble burst in 2000.
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And no investor wants to be left holding the bag when it happens.
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That nervousness has pushed many investors to spread their money around, and as a result,
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demand for gold has surged in a relatively short period of time.
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Some have been purchasing physical gold bars and coins.
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Others have poured money into gold exchange-traded funds, or ETFs.
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Both lead to the same end results: greater investment in gold… and a higher price tag.
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This, like momentum, is one of the reasons why gold has continued to gain traction and value.
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But it’s not one of the root causes behind its skyrocketing surge.
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The next reasons help to explain how and why this price rise started in the first place - beginning
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with the weakening value of the dollar (USD). One of the simplest ways to predict changes
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in the price of gold is to watch what’s happening to the dollar.
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Why? Because gold is priced in dollars.
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When the dollar weakens, gold becomes cheaper for buyers using other currencies.
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It’s almost like a fire sale for anyone beyond the borders of the United States - an open invitation
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to rush in and buy up as much gold as they can, as fast as they can, before its value begins to rise.
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Again, this is something we’ve seen time and time again - when the US dollar weakens,
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the price of gold tends to move the other way. And lately, the dollar hasn’t exactly been firing
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on all cylinders. Measured against other major currencies, the USD has been on a slow but steady
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slide since late 2022. It does bounce back, but those gains never seem to stick, with economic and
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political pressures continuing to weigh on it. And it doesn’t look like it’ll
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get any better, anytime soon. Investors are growing uneasy that Washington
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could back Japan’s efforts to strengthen the Yen. At the same time, there are increasing concerns
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about the Federal Reserve’s independence. Put together, it all adds another
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layer of uncertainty around currency policy and makes the future value of the US dollar
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harder to pin down. And when uncertainty creeps in, investors tend to gravitate
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toward neutral stores of value - like gold. Next up, the reason gold is often called the
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“safe haven” during global uncertainty. The world is not exactly in the
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most peaceful state at the moment. The global situation feels increasingly
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unpredictable, with rising political tensions, growing fears of conflict, and waves of economic
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turmoil rippling through the US and beyond. In times like these, when the world feels
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a little unsteady, people - investors included - naturally start looking for
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stability wherever they can find it. And when it comes to investments,
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gold is about as stable as it gets. It’s been trusted for thousands of years.
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Gold has held its value for centuries, weathering wars and some of the most dramatic
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political shifts the world has ever seen. In recent years, the conditions have put
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that stability front and center. The world has seen a global pandemic and
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numerous ongoing conflicts - all of which have reminded investors why gold still matters.
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Experts have long warned that the value of many major currencies - including the
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US dollar - as well as stocks, could be on the decline. Rising national debts, along with the
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constant threat of tariffs and trade wars, are weighing heavily on economies around the world.
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In other words, the foundations holding up the global financial
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system seem to be starting to give way. As TD Securities’ expert investment
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strategist, Daniel Ghali, puts it: “Gold’s rally is about trust. For now,
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trust has bent, but hasn’t broken. If it breaks, momentum will persist for longer.”
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And when trust in the system wavers, investors naturally look
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for alternatives - which is why gold demand rises. But if the global situation begins to stabilize,
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trust in other investments, like stocks and currencies, will likely start to return.
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Another reason gold tends to gain value comes down to an issue that feels especially
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relevant these days: inflation. Simply put, inflation is the
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rate at which the general cost of goods and services rises over time.
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And in modern systems, some level of inflation is almost inevitable.
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Prices will continue to rise as the years go by, but the speed of inflation can vary.
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There have been periods in history where inflation is minimal - the effects aren’t
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noticeable from one year to the next. Then, there are periods where inflation
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feels like it’s spiraling out of control. Average families and households struggle
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to afford even the most basic and essential of goods and services, due to rising prices.
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The COVID-19 pandemic led to one of those periods, with inflation in many countries across the world
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surging in 2021, hitting record highs in 2022. Inflation has eased a bit in the US and other
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countries, but it’s been a slow process. Prices for many goods and services are still climbing,
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making everyday living more expensive for a lot of people.
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When inflation runs high, people start to worry about the value of their money.
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Every dollar feels weaker. And even though inflation has started to fall,
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many still wonder how much their paper money and savings will actually be worth in the years ahead.
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So, they look for ways to maximize the money they’ve got by investing
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in assets and commodities that can increase in value more effectively and efficiently.
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Like gold. Many people see gold as a way to protect
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their purchasing power and avoid watching their currency lose value over time. And this is one of
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the main drivers behind gold’s current rally. But there’s another factor that can be even
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more impactful: interest rates. Like inflation and the US dollar,
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interest rates directly influence demand for gold and its value. Unlike bonds or savings accounts,
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gold doesn’t pay interest. People buy it and store it,
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hoping that its value will rise in the long term in order and make them a profit. Due to this,
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when interest rates are quite high, gold doesn’t have quite the same level of demand.
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Instead, people tend to put their funds into savings accounts in order to guarantee themselves
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a certain amount of profit every 12 months. But when interest rates start to fall or
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reach lower than average levels, savings and bonds become far less
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appealing - and assets like gold gain ground. In 2022, when the Federal Reserve raised interest
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rates to tackle COVID-era inflation, investments like bonds and treasuries became popular choices.
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But now, the US administration is working to bring interest rates down. Recent rate cuts
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have reduced the yields on government bonds and cash, pushing investors away from those
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assets and toward commodities like gold. At the moment, markets and investors are
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largely expecting central banks to cut interest rates even further, especially with a new Federal
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Reserve Chair set to take office later in 2026. If that happens, gold could become an even more
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attractive option. Its potential upside far outweighs the low interest offered
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by government bonds or savings accounts. Investors have been anticipating interest
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rate cuts for some time. So, they’ve gotten in on the ground floor, buying up gold in advance
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to maximize their returns. The more this happens,
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the more gold’s price rises. According to Goldman Sachs analysts,
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even a tiny 0.01% increase in private investment in gold-backed exchange trade
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funds can push the price of gold up by 1.4%. The same trend is visible in other precious metals,
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too. Silver recently surged past $100 an ounce, driven in part by rising demand as
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interest rates around the world continue to fall. But there’s one more reason why gold has gained so
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much value in such a short amount of time. And it’s perhaps the most important
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one of all: the central banks. In recent months, some of the world’s biggest
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central banks, from China and India to Poland and Brazil, have been buying up large amounts of gold.
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They have a few reasons for doing this, but the outcome is the same:
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by adding gold to their reserves, these banks diversify their holdings. This reduces their
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reliance on an increasingly shaky US dollar. This represents a major shift. For many years,
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central banks were actually net sellers of gold - selling more than they bought. But in 2010,
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that changed. They became net buyers, accumulating more gold than they sold.
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Since 2022, their purchases have grown even more, particularly following Russia’s invasion
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of Ukraine. Many countries’ central banks have become increasingly aggressive in stockpiling
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gold, using it to stabilize their currencies and strengthen their assets with every new purchase.
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As Juan Carlos Artigas, head of research at the World Global Council, notes:
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“Central banks are buying gold not just purely for its price performance, but the role it
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can play in foreign reserves. Gold is very useful to hedge or diversify the reserves.”
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Central banks aren’t like everyday investors - or even large private investment groups.
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They have enormous spending power and can buy gold in quantities most others can only dream of.
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Those massive purchases are a major driver of gold’s price rise. And
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the more central banks decide to buy, the higher the price is likely to go.
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For all these reasons, many experts believe gold could remain a strong and potentially profitable
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investment well into 2026 and beyond. While no one can predict the markets with absolute certainty,
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the current factors seem to be working in gold’s favor - ongoing political uncertainty,
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strong demand, and expectations of further interest rate cuts.
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And it leaves just one question: how high can gold go from here?
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