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Gold loves rising Japanese rates.
This remains a massive driver of the shiny metal, despite few talking about it on a daily basis. Source: The Market Ear
Only 5% of Fund Managers expect gold to trade above $5,000 by the end of 2026, none over $6,000
Source: BofA
Gold and gold miners together represent about 5% of total global assets.
That is approximately 7–5 times below the highs reached in prior cycles. Source: Tavi Costa, Bloomberg
💰 How Much Gold Is Left to Mine?
To visualize: • 🟨 All the gold ever mined would fit inside a cube just 22.3 meters wide — smaller than the Great Pyramid of Giza. • 🟨 Remaining reserves would form a cube of 15.2 meters per side. • ⛏️ Two-thirds of all gold in human history has been extracted since 1950, a period of accelerated mining and financialization. 📊 Source: World Gold Council, Britannica, Live Science Source: INVEST
JP Morgan: “After taking 12 years to double from $1,000 to $2,000 (2008–2020), gold doubled again in just 5 years, crossing $4,000 this month.
The move from $3,000 to $4,000 took ~200 days — and from $3,300 to $4,300 only ~60.” Source: The Market Ear, JPM
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