Economist Robert Kiyosaki recently shared on X that gold prices have crossed the $5,000 per ounce mark, suggesting they could eventually climb as high as $27,000 if global financial and economic uncertainty continues.
In today’s trading, gold hit $5,110 an ounce in spot markets for the first time ever. By 03:23 GMT, spot gold was trading at $5,081.18, up nearly 2%, after earlier reaching $5,092.71. U.S. gold futures for February delivery also climbed 2.01%, to $5,079.30 per ounce.
Gold’s rally has been dramatic over the past year. Prices jumped 64% in 2025, driven by strong safe-haven demand, U.S. monetary easing, record central bank purchases (including China buying gold for the 14th straight month in December), and large inflows into gold-backed ETFs. So far in 2026, prices have already risen more than 17%.
Investors see gold as a safe store of value amid growing global uncertainty, and the metal’s historic climb suggests that appetite for stability remains strong.
