{"id":15885,"date":"2026-01-29T09:20:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T09:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/?p=15885"},"modified":"2026-01-29T09:20:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T09:20:53","slug":"could-gold-go-even-higher-heres-what-these-experts-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/could-gold-go-even-higher-heres-what-these-experts-think\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Gold Go Even Higher? Here\u2019s What These Experts Think"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gold <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.com\/news\/international\/us\/gold-price-prediction-for-2026-heres-what-experts-are-saying\/articleshow\/126307324.cms\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shattered<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> records past $5,100 per ounce in late January 2026, capping a 64% 2025 surge and an 11% January start, leaving investors asking if the rally has more room. Prominent voices\u2014from bank strategists to independent gold advocates\u2014mostly bet yes for 2026, driven by central bank hoarding, geopolitics, and policy chaos, though timelines vary.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: inter; line-height: 1.6;\"><b>Goldman Sachs Team: &#8220;$5,400 Central Bank Bonanza Awaits Gold&#8221;<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><b>Target<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: $5,400\/oz by end-2026<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nGoldman Sachs strategists <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/finance\/goldman-sachs-raises-2026-end-gold-price-forecast-5400oz-2026-01-22\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hiked<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> their call this week, noting emerging-market central banks&#8217; steady 60-tonne monthly buys and private investors hedging &#8220;global policy risks&#8221; with no rush to sell amid macro fog.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Spot gold hit $4,888 mid-week after ETF inflows beat Fed-cut forecasts, cementing a higher baseline as 2025&#8217;s record holdings draw even more inflows.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; line-height: 1.6;\"><b>Ross Norman: &#8220;Geopolitics Rockets Gold to $6,400 Peak&#8221;<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><b>Target<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: $6,400\/oz high in 2026, averaging $5,375.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nVeteran metals analyst Ross Norman sees the record run <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miningweekly.com\/article\/gold-has-more-room-to-run-as-geopolitics-cenbank-buying-fuel-gains-analysts-say-2026-01-26\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">extending<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on relentless geopolitics and central bank bids keeping supply pinched, even as prices blast past $5,100 this week. He expects the rally to broaden, trumping bank targets with safe-haven acceleration into a blowout year.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; line-height: 1.6;\"><b>Ed Yardeni: &#8220;Fiscal Madness Ignites $6,000 Gold Fireworks&#8221;<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><b>Target<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: $6,000\/oz in 2026, eyeing $10,000 by 2030.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nYardeni Research president Ed Yardeni <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/every-major-analysts-gold-price-030300244.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pins<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the 38% jump from 2025&#8217;s close on runaway deficits, wars, and Fed leniency, framing gold as fiat&#8217;s arch-nemesis in an era of borrowing binges. His aggressive stance matches the crowd&#8217;s macro worries but dials up the extremes for believers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: inter; line-height: 1.6;\"><b>J\u00fcrgen Kiener: &#8220;$6,000 Launchpad to $8,000 Gold Mania&#8221;<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: inter;\"><b>Target<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: $6,000+ in 2026, climbing to $8,000\/oz by 2028.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: inter;\"><br \/>\nSwiss Asia Capital&#8217;s J\u00fcrgen Kiener calls for explosive upside from deficits, Fed inflation blind spots, and endless conflicts, building on gold&#8217;s 184% run since 2019 and fresh January highs. For him, 2026 kicks off a debasement supercycle that shocks skeptics.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; line-height: 1.6;\"><b>Giovanni Staunovo: &#8220;Lower Yields Thrust Gold to $5,000 Haven&#8221;<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><b>Target<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: $5,000\/oz in 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><br \/>\nUBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo forecasts gains from falling real yields, economic jitters, and U.S. policy wildcards, with central banks and investors chasing gold&#8217;s &#8220;counterparty risk-free&#8221; status. Non-yielding bullion thrives as markets eye two Fed cuts, amplifying safe-haven bids.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: inter; line-height: 1.6;\"><b>Lukman Otunuga: &#8220;Geopolitics and Rate Hopes Fuel $5,000+ Gold Bulls&#8221;<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: inter; color: #000000;\"><b>Target<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Higher into 2026 beyond early-year records.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt; font-family: inter; color: #000000;\"><br \/>\nFXTM senior analyst Lukman Otunuga highlights bulls rebounding from 2025 profit-taking on geopolitical sparks and U.S. rate cut bets, powering precious metals&#8217; blockbuster start to the year. Gold&#8217;s freedom from yield traps positions it perfectly for the low-rate road ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; line-height: 1.6;\"><b>Smart Investor Plays<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">These gold bugs and pros converge on $5,000\u2013$6,400 highs for 2026, bound by 500+ tonnes quarterly central bank demand and haven flows amid flashpoints like Venezuela and Iran. Bullish consensus screams diversification\u2014size bets to match your horizon, eyeing Fed twists or dollar pops as volatility triggers.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gold shattered records past $5,100 per ounce in late January 2026, capping a 64% 2025 surge and an 11% January start, leaving investors asking if the rally has more room. 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