JPMorgan analysts predict gold could surge to $6,000 per ounce by 2029, an 80% increase from current levels, if foreign investors move just 0.5% of their US asset holdings into the metal.
According to a note released on Wednesday, such a minimal reallocation would direct approximately $273 billion toward gold over four years, equating to roughly 2,500 metric tons and potentially yielding 18% annual returns.
“While hypothetical, this scenario illustrates why we remain structurally bullish gold and think prices have further to run,” the analysts said. The precious metal has surged more than 20% this year, with values doubling compared to three years ago. Gold currently trades near $3,300 per ounce.
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Multiple factors have driven the rally, including central banks increasing gold purchases after Russia’s 2022 Ukraine invasion raised concerns about asset freezes. High inflation, expanding fiscal deficits, and President Trump’s trade policies have further accelerated the trend.
JPMorgan’s Grace Peters also recently told Bloomberg Television that gold could hit $4,000 per ounce in the second quarter of 2026, even in a positive global growth environment. Peters cited geographic diversification as key to navigating today’s markets, noting that emerging central banks still have room to position closer to where their developed market counterparts are.
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JPMorgan remains “structurally bullish” as Peters explained: “There’s definitely been a way over the last couple of years as to how gold has traded, and we think those structural changes are likely to keep playing out.”
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