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Fortune: Central Banks Have Dumped $48 Billion in Treasuries as Foreign Wealth Officials Divorce the Dollar

"We're of the view that deficits are going to continue to climb higher in the coming years, and what we struggle with is, 'Who is going to help support that higher level of supply?'"

Bloomberg News: DoubleLine's Gundlach Says 'Reckoning Is Coming' for US Debt

Gundlach previously predicted that the price of gold would shatter records, as happened this year, and in May, he told CNBC that the precious metal could swell to $4,000 per ounce, up from about $3,350 now.

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.

Reuters: Central Banks Favor Gold Over Dollar for Reserves, WGC Survey

Central banks have accumulated more than 1,000 metric tons of gold in each of the last three years. This represented a significant rise from the 400-500 ton average in the preceding decade.

The Wall Street Journal: Gold Is the Real Rival to the Dollar's Reserve Status

European policymakers hope the euro will ultimately benefit from uneasiness over the dollar's dominance, which has been exacerbated this year by rising U.S. deficits.

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.

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.

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