If you invest $ 1,000 of gold at the beginning of 2025, you will have this a lot now
Gold prices fell to less than $ 2,880 an ounce on February 28, which represents its lowest level in three weeks of trading at $ 2,885 at the time of the press, as a stronger American country and increasing commercial tensions on the metal.
This decline follows President Donald Trump’s confirmation of a 25 % tariff on Mexican and Canadian goods, which are scheduled to enter into force on March 4, along with an additional 10 % tariff on Chinese imports on the same date.
Customs tariff measures enhance investor concerns, strengthen the dollar and reduce the demand for gold.
Despite the withdrawal, gold is still one of the best performances for this year, as it has reached several levels at all times in the last sessions.
The metal has gained 8.98 % on an annual basis (YTD), driven by safe demand for robbery, federal reserve discounts, and increased flows in the boxes on the alloys -backed stock exchange (ETFS).
For those who invested $ 1,000 of gold at the beginning of 2025, this investment will now value about 1,089.80 dollars, which reflects a profit of $ 89.80 in just a few months. However, investors are now turning their attention to the main inflation data and the following policy movements of the Federal Reserve, which can dictate the gold path in the short term.
Can gold resume it in the direction of ascending?
Despite its last decrease, gold is still in more gains, supported by safe demand in safe term, geopolitical risks, and continuous concerns about Trump’s commercial policies.
However, the strongest US dollar has eased the short -term upward trend, leaving its future performance depends on the main economic indicators and federal reserve policy decisions.
Personal consumption expenses for PC (PCE), the preferred scale of the Federal Reserve for Embolicism, was determined on February 28, and data is expected to provide more clarity in the central bank’s monetary policy expectations.
If inflation remains higher than expected, the Federal Reserve may be late for low prices, which may enhance the dollar and add more pressure on gold prices.
In the midst of these developments, the models driven by artificial intelligence, including expectations from ChatGPT, estimate that gold can reach $ 3,000 an ounce by the end of the first quarter of 2025, as it corresponds to long -term expectations, with the CIII (NYSE: C) also to the goal of its price for gold for the next three months to $ 3,000 per first.
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