Gold is having its best year since 1979. Gold futures traded in New York have soared almost 71% this year, on pace for their best annual gain in 46 years. The last time gold had such a strong year, Jimmy Carter was president, a crisis was unfolding in the Middle East, inflation was soaring and the United States was in the midst of an energy crisis.

Gold's next rally won't need a crisis — the world's dysfunction is the catalyst.

Research from Duke University suggests that the introduction of gold exchange-traded funds permanently pushed up the price of gold.

The price of Bitcoin fell less than 1% over the past 24 hours to $87,300. Bitcoin hit a record high above $126,000 in October but has since fallen back dramatically amid deteriora

On what’s looking like another record day for precious metals, Yardeni Research is now saying will reach $6,000 by the end of 2026.