📈 Gold futures surpassed $4,000 per troy ounce for the first time in history on Tuesday, marking a symbol of growing anxiety in global markets amid the U.S. government shutdown, political instability in Europe, and expectations of lower interest rates.
According to Associated Press, on Monday the spot price of gold in New York closed at $3,960.6 per ounce — and the next day it exceeded $4,003. Since the beginning of 2025, gold has risen by about 50% (from $2,670 in January), while silver has gained nearly 60%, trading around $48.
Commodity analyst Giovanni Staunovo from UBS Global Wealth Management notes that gold’s upward trend began back in 2022, after the U.S. and its allies froze about $300 billion in Russian assets in response to the invasion of Ukraine. According to him, this move became a “trigger point” for restructuring the global financial system and strengthening gold’s role as an independent, apolitical asset.
Today, gold serves as the main beneficiary of fear: central banks — particularly China and India — are actively buying the metal to hedge their currency reserves against political and economic shocks.
Meanwhile, on the opposite side of the market — in the tech sector — Nvidia continues its historic ascent. The company’s market capitalization has reached a record $4.75 trillion, solidifying its dominance among global corporations. Since April, the chipmaker’s value has surged by more than $2.6 trillion — a figure comparable to the combined worth of Meta and Tesla.
Nvidia’s leap is powered by explosive demand for its AI chips — H200 and Blackwell — which underpin the artificial intelligence infrastructure for OpenAI, Google, and Amazon. According to Morgan Stanley, by 2026 Nvidia could control up to 85% of the AI chip market, with annual revenue exceeding $300 billion.
Investors are divided: the world now balances between the “gold of the old era” and the “gold of the new” — artificial intelligence technologies. While some rush to metal, others bet on silicon.
In essence, markets have split into two lines of defense:
- gold — as a hedge against uncertainty, inflation, and political risk;
- AI — as the main engine of future growth.
🔥 If gold is the anti-panic, Nvidia is the antidepressant for those who believe in technological progress.
And judging by current trends, both strategies are paying off. 2025 is shaping up to be the year when investors buy both — safety and the future.
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