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Investors Push Gold Above $4,000

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Gold reached a record above $4,000 per ounce on Wednesday as investors worldwide piled into the metal amid economic and geopolitical uncertainty and US government shutdown fears.

Reposted by: Paul Krugman

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joshtpm.bsky.social
I’ve been worried a lot that this is right. Gold is skyrocketing in value because the world is losing faith in the role of US as guarantor/backstop of global economy open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Ingots We Trust
Are soaring gold prices telling us something important?
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Reposted by: Nouriel Roubini

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benbraun.bsky.social
Value of the Eurosystem's gold holdings as of August: €1 trillion.

The increase is due to valuation effects, of course. Still, not quite sure what to make of this.
Chart showing the reserve assets of the Eurosystem.
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Reposted by: Nouriel Roubini

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elerianm.bsky.social
No stopping the price of gold for now:
Up more than 50% so far this year, it has more than doubled over the past two years.
Consistent buying by some foreign central baks is being reinforced by growing institutional and retail allocations, and a more volatile speculative overlay.
#gold #markets
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proflhunter.bsky.social
Not in my portfolio, but not crazy. Note however that it's at all-time (inflation adjusted) highs and can fall a lot if the US economy falters. Also, taking physical possession comes with many added costs, and proxies are not always reliable.

www.macrotrends.net/1333/histori...
Gold Prices - 100 Year Historical Chart
Interactive chart of historical data for real (inflation-adjusted) gold prices per ounce back to 1915. The series is deflated using the headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) with the most recent month a...
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