6 March 2024
In the midst of a global “everything rally,” where asset classes across the board—from U.S. to Japanese and German stocks, alongside bitcoin—are reaching record highs, gold’s unprecedented climb stands out for several reasons. Despite the typical pattern of rising prices attracting speculative interest, gold ETF holdings have surprisingly declined even as its price surged, a phenomenon highlighted by Jim Bianco of Bianco Research. Contrary to expectations, gold’s value has increased amidst a strengthening dollar and diminishing expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.