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18 Apr 2025

It took 38 years for gold to rise from $35/oz to $1,000/oz. Then it took 12 years to rise from $1,000/oz to $2,000/oz in 2020.

It only took 4 years to go from $2,000 ~~~> $3,000 Source: CEO Technician, Bloomberg

18 Apr 2025

CHINA just SOLD 15,000 BITCOIN, opting to instead buy RECORD amounts of GOLD

Source: Legitimate Targets

17 Apr 2025

🔴 It took 45 years to get there, but inflation-adjusted Gold prices are back at an all-time high, surpassing the prior peak from 1980 🚀 $GOLD

Source: Charlie Bilello

17 Apr 2025

Gold hit another all-time high yesterday and is now up over 27% in 2025.

On pace for its best year since 1979. Source: Charlie Bilello

16 Apr 2025

Gold +23% in 2025, leading it all (ex the VIX)

Rusty, cocoa, OJ bring up the rear Source: Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT, MBA

15 Apr 2025

Gold could reach $4,000 over the next year+, according to a forecast by Goldman

Goldman Sachs now sees gold prices to hit $3,700 by the end of 2025. In the most extreme scenario, the bank sees gold prices to spike to $4,500 by the end of the year. Source: Markets & Mayhem

14 Apr 2025

This is a fascinating chart for anyone looking at the gold-to-silver ratio in a historical context - courtesy of Otavio (Tavi) Costa.

Over the past 125 years, the ratio has only spent brief moments above the 100 level — extremes like this tend not to persist for long... Source: Tavi Costa, Crescat Capital

11 Apr 2025

Global Gold Trade Leaders in 2024

In 2024, Switzerland ($116 billion), the United Kingdom ($66 billion), Hong Kong ($57 billion), and the United Arab Emirates ($53 billion) emerged as the world’s top gold exporters. These same economies also featured prominently among the top gold importers: Switzerland ($105 billion), the UK ($77 billion), Hong Kong ($65 billion), and the UAE ($77 billion). Meanwhile, China ($103 billion) and India ($52 billion) ranked as major gold importers but exported far less—$90 billion for China and $1 billion for India—making them the world’s largest net gold importers. Source: Econovis @econovisuals

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