Gold Prices Surge Past $3,500 to Record High

MSN ^ | September 3, 2025 | Emily Lauderdale

[Miami Rebel]

The US dollar is turning in its worst performance since Nixon broke the Bretton Woods gold standard in 1973.

I maintain my long in GLD and added to it yesterday. Initiated TLT (20-year Treasury ETF) in expectation that our economy will cool.

[JonPreston]

Gold: The spot price has risen to approximately $3,542 per troy ounce, marking a YTD gain of about 42% from the January 1, 2025, starting price of around $2,500 per ounce. This aligns with broader market data showing gold up 41.92% year-over-year, but the YTD figure captures the surge from the year's start, including a peak above $3,500 in April.

Silver: The spot price stands at approximately $41.05 per troy ounce, reflecting a YTD gain of about 45% from the January 1, 2025, starting price of around $28.30 per ounce. This outperforms gold slightly, with recent analyses confirming 45% YTD returns amid a projected 149 million-ounce supply deficit and industrial demand exceeding 700 million ounces for the year. Metal Starting Price (Jan 1, 2025) Current Spot Price (Sep 3, 2025) YTD Percentage Gain Gold ~$2,500/oz ~$3,542/oz ~42%

Silver ~$28.30/oz ~$41.05/oz ~45% These figures are derived from real-time market tracking and analyst reports, with silver's higher volatility (due to its industrial exposure) contributing to its edge in percentage terms. Note that YTD gains can fluctuate intraday; for the most precise updates, refer to live spot prices from sources like Trading Economics or the World Gold Council. Investors should consider premiums on physical coins/bars and potential short-term pullbacks, as forecasts suggest continued upside (gold to $3,675/oz by Q4 2025, silver to $45/oz) but with risks from a stronger dollar or resolved trade tensions.

[algore]

I have almost no gold unfortunately, and I think it may be too late.

it was $300 when I bought a bunch, then I sold it when it went to $1200 and never bought more

I wonder where Silver will end up, last 2x it hit $50 it dropped like a rock, I hope this time it is different

[Robert DeLong]

I', glad that people can invest in gold. There are plenty of reasons to do so. First being that politicians have been derelict in running the nation for far too long, as if the problem will never come home to roost. They have also been spending out money to enrich the Democrat Party & their donors. The last being that the Democrat Party has created the problems of crime, and execution of an illegal invasion as they betrayed both the Constitution, as well as, the nation & her citizens.

But unlike you, I have faith that a majority of the nation's citizens will fight for this nation, and that this nation will once again become the strong powerful nation it had been since the turn of the 18th century to the 19th century.

[ckilmer]

Gold is going to go a lot higher.

The reason is that the central banks are now big buyers of gold.

[Tom Tetroxide]

Silver will re-test $50 for a third time and blow right through it.

[T.B. Yoits]

Gold surges to record high Dollar drops to record low.

[Tom Tetroxide]

If you had bought gold back in 1976 for $125/oz and held it until now at $3570/oz you would have a gain of 2856% on your investment.

[Alberta's Child]

The 2020s may well be remembered as the decade when fiat currencies died.

[Alberta's Child]

If you invested in an S&P 500 index fund in 1976 and reinvested all the dividends over the years, I believe you’d have a total return of almost 24,000% right now.

[Chad_the_Impaler]

Sorry, but a small quibble on your math: that is only a 2756% return since you have to subtract the original 100%.

[plain talk]

“If you had bought gold back in 1976 for $125/oz and held it until now at $3570/oz you would have a gain of 2,856% on your investment.”

Well a lot has gone up since 1976. That’s almost 50 years. If you had bought the S&P 500 back in 1976 and held it until now you would have a gain of 23,898% on your investment.

Of course it’s not either/or as one can have many kinds of investments in a diversified portfolio.

[Revel]

It was 35 dollars an ounce in 1970.

[Organic Panic]

Sinlver has done terrible. I remember the Obama first term it was about 48 an ounce. Considering the inflation from 2009 to now and it is only 40 an ounce it hasn’t even been a hedge against inflation.

[Tom Tetroxide]

D’oh! Thanks for the correction!

[Organic Panic]

I wish I had cash after the last two crashes. The real estate crash wiped me out as my rental properties emptied when there were no more renters in the region. After that, the government shut down my industry and wiped out my shop. I slowly recovered but Biden made sure nothing would recover. Not much has happened now but in regards to investing in anything, food and housing were all I could afford. A shame to see all that potential pass by especially as every turd world illegal walked right in and got free everything.

[Georgia Girl 2]

We bought 18 years ago. 😊

[Tom Tetroxide]

Gold is at an all-time high—here’s what a Costco bar bought a year ago is worth now

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/03/gold-hits-record-high-what-costco-bar-bought-last-year-is-worth.html

[sergeantdave]

“If you invested in an S&P 500 index fund in 1976 and reinvested all the dividends over the years, I believe you’d have a total return of almost 24,000% right now.”

If you bought a hen and rooster back in 1976, you could retire on the barbecued chicken wings alone.

[Alberta's Child]

Except a hen and a rooster would have ended up with you holding a highly illiquid investment with very high operating costs!