Gold Prices

As of right now in May 2025, the prices of gold have made some quite noticeable changes, making it good and bad for investors or anyone who owns it. As we all know, gold will always go up but at times it can also go down. This year gold reached its highest price at nearly $3,500 per ounce, but has recently made a 1.25% decrease. This amazing investment has overall increased in about 22% this whole year of 2025, where back in January the price was near $2,600.

Politics have a lot to deal with the price of certain things, gold being one of them.  With China and the United States being able to get along with each other, then it gives people the chance to invest into other markets that aren’t gold, making prices drop a little. With countries getting along, it also makes the U.S. currency stronger, which then makes gold less expensive.  

There are a few investors who think that gold will go back up. For instance, David Einhorn mentions that the government spending and how our peers are worried about the debt that is being built on our country may be the cause of why the gold price rose this year. There is a possibility that gold will rise further and further if issues like this keep on occurring.  

There are multiple ways that our environment is being affected by these gold prices.  Gold is viewed as the “safe investment” whenever the economy is doing badly. With companies that are into electronics or jewelry based niches, they use gold, so say if the price of gold skyrockets then it may be difficult to grow as a business.  

Overall the price of gold is changing because of our economical and political factors of the world. To anyone looking to make some good investments I would suggest that they invest into some gold, whether it’s a chain, a bracelet, or even an ounce bar from Costco.  Truly gold will go up in the future as inflation increases as well as the rarity of it, making it a great investment.

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