Gold Shatters $4,000 Barrier as Global Turmoil Sparks Investor Flight
Gold rockets past the $4,000 milestone—safe-haven demand explodes as geopolitical tensions escalate.
The Fear Trade Dominates
Investors ditch volatile assets, pouring capital into precious metals. Central banks scramble while traditional markets wobble.
Digital Gold's Silent Revolution
Meanwhile, Bitcoin quietly consolidates—proving its resilience while gold bugs celebrate what might be a temporary spike. Because nothing says 'stable store of value' like a metal that needs armed guards and vaults.
When the dust settles, smart money remembers: digital assets don't require physical storage—just private keys and diamond hands.
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Investors turn to gold as a hedge against stock market volatility and risk, as Goldman Sachs (GS) explained in a report last week. Interestingly, in the same report, Goldman Sachs predicted a climb to $4,000 for gold by mid-2026; that milestone has been reached much earlier than expected.
While investors continue to anticipate 25% interest rate cuts by the Fed in both October and December of this year, that doesn’t mean they will turn their backs on gold in favor of stocks. In fact, interest rate cuts brings even more promise to gold, in the FORM of ETFs. Significantly, Gold ETFs have been experiencing record inflows, with September 2025 showing their largest inflow in the past three years.
Which Gold ETF Is Best?
As you can see from TipRanks’ ETF Comparison Chart, gold ETFs have shown outstanding performance this year. The competition is close, but of the gold ETFs shown below, GLDM, the SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust, has increased by the largest percentage.
