Gold prices rose more than 1% on Tuesday, climbing to $3,349.32 per ounce as investors sought safe-haven assets amid mounting uncertainties. A softer U.S. dollar made bullion more attractive for international buyers, while concerns about potential tariffs and questions over the U.S. fiscal outlook supported demand for the metal. Market participants cited the combination of … Read more

Multiple market strategists — including Bloomberg’s Mick McGlone, Yardeni Research, and Jeffrey Gundlach — say gold could climb to $4,000 as investors move away from riskier assets amid ongoing market uncertainty. That rotation is already visible in recent market action: the S&P 500 has fallen 8.1% and Bitcoin has slid nearly 13% since February, while … Read more

Gold extended its longest winning streak since February, rising more than 3% over four sessions as concerns about the U.S. economy grew. A string of weak data from the services sector, the labor market, and consumer spending has heightened recession fears, with many analysts pointing to ongoing tariffs as a contributing factor to the slowdown. … Read more

Daily News Nuggets | Today’s top stories for gold and silver investors October 17th, 2025   Gold Quietly Outruns the Nasdaq Since 2020 Most investors still think of gold as a conservative, sleepy asset compared with buzzy technology stocks. The reality over the past five years tells a different story: gold has risen roughly 129% … Read more

Poland’s central bank (NBP) now holds 509.3 tonnes of gold, surpassing the European Central Bank’s 506.5 tonnes, according to NBP governor Adam Glapiński. This marks a substantial increase from the 14 tonnes held in 1996 and 102 tonnes in 2016, with acquisitions accelerating notably after 2022. Gold currently represents 22% of Poland’s total foreign reserves, … Read more

Morgan Stanley highlights four key differences between gold and silver as investment assets. Economic Sensitivity: Silver is more closely tied to the global economy. About half of mined silver is consumed by industry and technology—components in smartphones, automobiles, solar panels and other electronics rely on silver’s conductive and antimicrobial properties. Because of these industrial uses, … Read more

From 2022 through 2024, gold and Bitcoin largely tracked each other as alternative assets: gold rose about 67% while Bitcoin surged nearly 400%. That parallel has broken down in 2025. So far in 2025, gold is up roughly 16%, while Bitcoin has retreated more than 6% from its January peak near $109,000. Analysts point to … Read more

The BRICS countries—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—are advancing a plan to launch a common digital currency by 2026–2027. The initiative is designed to reduce dependency on the U.S. dollar, strengthen financial cooperation among member states, and offer an alternative framework for international payments and settlements. At their latest summit, BRICS leaders emphasized practical … Read more

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has outlined the Trump administration’s approach to replacing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, whose term expires in May 2025. In a Bloomberg interview, Bessent said the administration is already considering current Federal Reserve officials for the job. Officials are weighing two primary options. One option would be to nominate a replacement … Read more

Key Takeaways On May 16, 2025, Moody’s downgraded the United States from Aaa to Aa1, completing the removal of the US from the top sovereign credit tier after S&P and Fitch had already taken similar steps. Gold closed at $3,237 per ounce on the day of the downgrade and trades around $4,550 today — more … Read more