RE: Great Western6 Sep 2020 23:46
Gold Could Be Heading To $5,000
By Alex Kimani - Sep 06, 2020, 4:00 PM CDT
The current year is proving to be an annus mirabilis for gold investors, with the yellow metal running riot. Gold prices are currently trading at $1,933 per ounce, not far from their historical high of $2,075 that they reached a month ago. That is good for a 26.5% gain year-to-date and 30.9% since their 52-week low in March, compared to a 6.3% YTD gain by the S&P 500. The torrid rally represents the sharpest gain the metal has mustered in more than a decade. That is hardly surprising given gold’s traditional role as a safe haven asset that many investors turn to during times of deep crises--and few can rival the COVID-19-induced economic meltdown. The Covid-19 situation has been improving somewhat, yet hedge funds, Wall Street, and investors alike continue being extremely bullish about gold, with some licking their chops and predicting that the yellow metal could touch absurd levels of as high as $3,000 and even $5,000 per ounce.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch says it expects gold to hit $3,000 by early 2022 while Citigroup and billionaire Thomas ******, founder of New York-based asset management firm Electrum Group, believe that $5,000 is in the crosshairs.