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Analyst Who Predicted Record Gold Prices Resets Target

Bonisiwe Shabane
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analyst who predicted record gold prices resets target

It’s hard to imagine gold having a better year in 2026 than it has this year. The precious metal is up more than 65% this year and has been retesting highs set near Halloween, gaining 7.5% in the last month to get within sniffing distance of $4,400 per ounce. Markets that achieve that kind of vertical lift — and gold prices as measured by SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) are up 33.7% annualized and roughly 140% cumulative over the last three years — nearly... And while gold has always been considered a hedge against rising prices and inflation has proven persistent and sticky, gold’s recent rise appears to have little to do with inflation and more to do... Check out the annual outlooks from most major investment firms, and you see observers are still going for gold, suggesting buyers may not be late for the party. The analyst who astoundingly predicted the record surge of gold prices in the past now resets his sights on a new target.

Once again, his keen market understanding and financial expertise suggests that we are on the verge of seeing another unprecedented hike. As economies fluctuate and the world navigates through uncharted waters, the stability of gold maintains its appeal. The analyst advises investors to hang tight and observe the patterns, anticipating further growth. Stay tuned for more updates on this developing story. Read More Your email address will not be published.

Required fields are marked * Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Gold entered 2026 at levels few institutions believed possible just two years earlier. An extraordinary 2025 rally driven by aggressive central-bank buying, persistent geopolitical tension, and expectations of monetary easing pushed prices to all-time highs above $4,300 per ounce and forced banks to rewrite their outlooks. This article consolidates the most authoritative projections from major banks and respected analysts, along with the relevant forward-looking forecasts from earlier institutional research, so you can track how projections have changed over time.

The chart below shows real-time gold spot prices tracked by Lear Capital and updated throughout the trading day. Before gold accelerated far beyond expectations, several institutions issued more conservative targets. Some of these remain useful as reference points that illustrate how sharply sentiment has changed. These earlier forecasts now read like the first chapter in a much larger price repricing. By the end of 2025, gold had sailed past $4,000, prompting an industry-wide reset of forward expectations. Gold prices fell this summer when rising crude oil prices caused inflation, Treasury yields, and the U.S.

dollar to climb. The sell-off was significant enough to cause the SPDR Gold Shares exchange-traded fund — the largest ETF backed by physical gold — to fall 12% from its May high to its October low. Worry that sticky inflation would lead to further increases in Treasury yields and the U.S. dollar led many to conclude that gold's retreat would continue. However, gold prices found their footing in October and have since rallied, surprising investors. One analyst who wasn't caught off guard by the move up in gold ...

(full story) Metals Mine™ is a brand of Fair Economy, Inc. Gold is forecast to climb higher than previously expected as central banks in emerging markets have ramped up purchases, according to Goldman Sachs Research. Gold usually trades closely in line with interest rates. As an asset that doesn’t offer any yield, it typically becomes less attractive to investors when interest rates are higher, and it’s usually more desirable when rates fall. While that relationship still holds, central bank purchases have been a powerful force, resetting the level of gold prices higher since 2022, Goldman Sachs Research analyst Lina Thomas writes in her team’s report.

What is the prediction for gold prices for 2025? The precious metal is predicted to rise to $3,000 per troy ounce by end-2025, Thomas writes. Gold has risen to multiple all-time highs this year. Thomas points out that the relationship between changes in the gold prices and changes in interest rates still exists, but sizable central bank purchases of gold bars have reset the relationship between rate and... Goldman Sachs Research estimates that 100 tonnes of physical demand lifts gold prices by at least 2.4%. Spot gold closed the week ending December 19 at $4,338.77, up $39.39 or 0.92%, finishing $42.67 below the $4,381.44 record high.

Buyers stayed active on dips through the week, and the market held its tone even with the Fed pushing back on early-2026 easing expectations. November inflation cooled more than expected — core at 2.6%, headline at 2.7% versus 3.1% forecast — giving traders confidence that price pressures are easing. That kept the market leaning toward additional policy loosening even though the Fed signaled reluctance. The 25 bp cut on December 10 brought the target to 3.50%–3.75%, but the dot plot showed only one more cut in 2026 and three officials dissented. Traders haven’t seen that level of internal division since 2019. Rate-cut odds for January hover near 21%, with April treated as the more realistic window.

Even with the hawkish tone, the easing already delivered continues to support spot gold. Tensions between the United States and Venezuela escalated after Washington halted sanctioned oil flows over a tanker seizure. Putin’s reaffirmed claims in Ukraine added to the risk backdrop. None of this looks close to resolution, and safe-haven demand stayed firm. With spot gold up 65% year-to-date — the strongest annual performance since 1979 — the geopolitical bid remains part of the structure.

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