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The Wall Street Journal: Gold Surpasses Euro as Second-Largest Global Reserve Asset, ECB Says

Globally, central bank holdings of gold at the end of 2024 stood at around 36,000 tons, near the all-time high of 38,000 tons set in 1965.

CNBC: Buy Hard Assets Like Gold Ahead of a Potential Bond Market Panic, Says Bear Traps' Larry McDonald

"The old 60/40 portfolio should maybe be 30/30/30/10, in other words a much larger component of commodities," where the 30% slices are bonds, stocks and the commodities and the 10% piece is cash.

Finbold: Gold on Fire as Investors Ditch Fiat Currencies

With several key economic indicators, including interest rates, remaining uncertain, investors are likely to continue seeking refuge in safe-haven assets like gold.

Benzinga: Gold Demand Holds Firm as Dollar Confidence Wavers

"I believe that the cause of this gold bull market is primarily the deterioration of the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar." He pointed to the 1970s, when the dollar lost 75% of its purchasing power and gold surged 30-fold.

Bloomberg News: Goldman Urges Investors to Buy Gold and Oil as Long-Term Hedges

"Even a small diversification step out of US fixed income or risk assets could cause the next giant leap for gold prices." Robust central bank purchases for at least another three years should also underpin the metal's strength.

Bloomberg News: Silver Gains Ground on Gold With Jump to Highest Since 2012

Gold is up 44% in the last 12 months as central banks maintained elevated levels of buying. Silver, up about 20%, has lagged behind.

Investing Haven: Silver's Industrial Surge: Will it Outshine Gold in 2025?

With prices forecasted to reach $35-$49 per ounce in 2025, silver presents a compelling investment case. Analysts cite the high gold-to-silver ratio as a signal that silver remains undervalued.

Market Watch: Gold Prices Doubled in Just Two Years to New Highs. Why it Could Keep Going to $7,000

Credit agency Moody's recent downgrade of U.S. debt to Aa1 from triple-A underlines a number of stress points that are rattling the bond and currency markets, as well as the loss of the dollar's "exorbitant privilege".

Market Watch: The 'Mother of All Credit Squeezes' is Coming - Hang onto Your Wallet

This toxic combination - consumer debt overload, corporate refinancing nightmares and reshoring-induced cost spikes - is exactly how economic downturns become full-blown recessions.

The Economic Times: Crash Time is Now: Kiyosaki Urges Dumping 'Fake Money' for Silver, Predicts 3x Surge

He said silver was "the hottest investment today" and predicted it would double to $70 an ounce in 2025. He emphasized its affordability: "Almost everyone in the world can afford at least one ounce of silver."

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