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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
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
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
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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