1. UBS: If concerns about the Fed's independence continue to rise, gold prices could potentially reach $5,000/ounce in the first half of the year.
2. State Street: The possibility of gold breaking $5,000 in 2026 is no longer slim, and global portfolios still have significant upside potential.
3. UBS: Even at historically high prices, gold is still a worthwhile buy. The era of resource nationalism makes gold a superior safe-haven asset compared to currencies, with clear upside potential.
4. BNP Paribas: Considering further raising its 2026 gold price forecast. A breakthrough of $5,000 is a certainty, and once this level is firmly established, it will unlock even greater upside potential.
5. London Bullion Market Association survey: Several senior analysts believe that $5,000 for gold and $100 for silver may just be minor episodes in this super bull market cycle.
6. Kitco Gold Survey: Wall Street is clearly divided on the short-term outlook for gold (50% bullish, 25% bearish, 25% undecided), while retail investors remain firmly bullish (78%).
7. Marex Group: Still believes gold prices have a chance to reach $5,000 sometime this year, but with significant pullbacks expected.
8. ABC Refinery: Multiple positive factors, including rising debt, a weaker dollar, and geopolitical risks, have supported gold prices breaking through $4,800, highlighting investors' reluctance to sell before $5,000.
9. Market Analyst Matthew Weller: Although the RSI indicator shows gold has entered overbought territory, it is far from the extreme levels seen at the end of last year, suggesting that upward momentum has not yet exhausted itself.
10. Market Analyst Matt Simpson: The lessons learned at the start of 2026 are clear: in an environment of escalating geopolitical risks, the upside potential of gold should not be underestimated.
11. Market analyst Michael Oliver: The current surge in gold and silver prices is an unusual bull market; clinging to the "overbought, sell" mentality may result in being shaken out before the main upward wave. The target price for gold is around $8,500.
12. Market analyst Khasay Hashimov: Continued central bank gold purchases and unresolved policy risks will continue to support high gold prices. The main downside risk lies in improved policy stability, which may dampen official gold purchase intentions.
13. Market analyst Julia Du: Gold prices are expected to reach a high of $7,150 this year. With the support of the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts, gold prices will maintain a "highly volatile, strongly upward" trend.
