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Jan 27th 2026|New York|3 min read
BAD NEWS is good news for the price of gold. These days good news is good news, too. As President Donald Trump’s threats against America’s European allies intensified, the price of the yellow metal surged. When he abandoned those threats, it kept rising. It is already up by more than 17% this year, rising to above $5,000 per ounce for the first time ever on January 26th. It is not February yet and gold has already shot through many analysts’ forecasts for the end of 2026.