Gold Tops $5,000, Silver Soars As 'Breathtaking And Profoundly Scary' Rally Continues

Mon, January 26, 2026

"We're at the start of a global debt crisis, with markets increasingly fearful governments will attempt to inflate away out-of-control debt."

Gold continued to rise on Monday after breaking above $5,000 an ounce earlier than Wall Street expected. Futures hit the major milestone on Sunday while silver also soared at one point beyond $115, raising questions about the stunning speed of the rally in precious metals.

Gold's surge has become a hallmark of the "debasement trade," with investors buying assets to protect against the erosion of purchasing power amid soaring government debt worldwide.

Silver has moved even more aggressively, posting a near-parabolic surge and climbing 50% year-to-date.

"The rise in precious metals prices is breathtaking and profoundly scary," Robin Brooks, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, wrote on Sunday, noting the rise in gold prices is "part of something much bigger."

"We're at the start of a global debt crisis, with markets increasingly fearful governments will attempt to inflate away out-of-control debt," Brooks wrote.

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WSJ MarketWatch: Gold's Rise Above $5,000 Shows Why It Should Be In Every Investor's Portfolio

Gold is the hedge against economic and geopolitical risks that can't be diversified any other way.

Markets see that trade and alliance arrangements have become less airtight and more political..

Jan. 26, 2026.

Gold is absorbing risk that markets are no longer confident can be diversified away..

Gold has topped $5,000 an ounce. Now what? Because at $5,000, the story stops being about a higher gold price and starts being about what markets are hedging against..

I wrote in mid-November that gold prices above $4,000 will open the door to $5,000. But with gold now at that milestone, investors need to consider a different issue: not the price at which gold trades — but the price at which it's being held.

The reason for this shift is not simply data on inflation, nor is it data on inflation expectations. It is a shift in how markets view policy risks..

Investors realized their portfolios were underhedged against sudden policy shocks — and that those shocks can arrive faster than positioning can adjust..

European leaders didn't only make declarations; they also delayed trade engagements and signaled resistance. This matters, as it increases the likelihood that policy conflict will be structural, not episodic.

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