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Gold's bubble behavior may signal paradigm shift
By Edward Chancellor
Reuters
Friday, December 5, 2025
LONDON -- Assets that rise rapidly above their long-term trend are usually set for a fall. That's what happened to gold after it peaked in late 1979. Over the following five years, the price of the yellow metal fell by nearly two-thirds.
This year, gold has risen more than 60% in dollar terms, its best performance in 46 years. Adjusted for inflation, gold has never been more expensive. Either we are witnessing another bubble or it's a paradigm shift.
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