Mike Maharrey
Mike Maharrey is a journalist and market analyst for MoneyMetals.com with over a decade of experience in precious metals. He holds a BS in accounting from the University of Kentucky and a BA in journalism from the University of South Florida.
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Global gold demand topped 5,000 tonnes for the first time ever in 2025. Factoring in the 65 percent price gain, the total value of gold demand increased 45 percent year-on-year to an unprecedented $555 billion.
With demand for gold and silver at a fevered pitch, speculative mania has driven premiums in China to extremely high levels, creating tension in the marketplace.
As usual, the Federal Reserve did exactly what everybody expected at its January meeting. The central bank put interest rate hikes on pause and delivered a generally sanguine view of the economy.
You might think that this gold bull rally is quite young. However, Rick Rule argues that this bull market has really been going on since 2000.
German officials are once again calling for the country’s central bank to bring its gold home. Germany owns the second-largest gold reserves in the world at 3,352 tonnes. About 1,200 tonnes valued at around €164 billion ($194 billion) are...
In October, Bank of America raised its 2026 gold price forecast to $5,000. Mission accomplished as of January 23. Now the big bank has upped its projection again, calling for $6,000 gold this year.
The National Bank of Poland has approved a plan to purchase even more gold. On Tuesday (Jan. 20), the bank issued a statement saying it plans to purchase up to 150 more tonnes of gold, raising its holdings to a maximum of 700 tonnes.
Here’s one reason to own gold. The appreciation of Russia’s gold reserves has nearly replaced the value of the assets frozen by the European Union when the country invaded Ukraine.
While many Western investors still lack exposure to precious metals, a Hong Kong billionaire has allocated a quarter of his wealth to gold and advises others to do the same.
Indian gold demand has remained resilient, despite record-high prices, driven by strong investment demand. India ranks as the world’s second-largest gold market.
