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Monday, 06 October 2025 22:35
in Economics and politics

The gold price is soaring. Is this a price bubble or the legendary canary in the mine?

The gold price is soaring and it is now twice as high as in 2023, and fourteen time as high as in year 2000. Photo shows standard 400 oz gold bars (12.4 kilo).

The gold price has during the last decade only gone in one direction: up! In 2025 alone, it has increased by almost 50%. Is this a bubble driven by speculation, or is something more serious going on in the world? The latter is the most likely.

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