{"id":126717,"title":"Gold Could Approach $5,000 if Fed Independence Undermined, Warns Goldman Sachs","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2025-09-04T09:48:42+00:00","modified":"2025-09-04T10:22:41+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/gold-could-approach-5000-if-fed-independence-undermined-warns-goldman-sachs/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/gold-could-approach-5000-if-fed-independence-undermined-warns-goldman-sachs.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/gold-could-approach-5000-if-fed-independence-undermined-warns-goldman-sachs.json","category":"Blogs","categories":["Blogs","Technology","Technology, Media & Telecoms"],"tags":["COMEX","EU","futures","Gold","Gold Bars","Goldman Sachs","Laos","Market","MYANMAR","Swiss","Switzerland","Syria","UK","United States"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/gold-14th-march.webp?fit=1200%2C800&quality=80&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"**Gold prices could climb to nearly $5,000 an ounce** if President **Donald Trump** continues to undermine the independence of the **US Federal Reserve**, according to a new report from **Goldman Sachs**.\n\nThe investment bank warned that weakening the Fed’s autonomy could trigger a wave of investor concern, prompting capital to flow from US Treasuries into gold. *“A scenario where Fed independence is damaged would likely lead to higher inflation, lower stock and long-dated bond prices, and an erosion of the dollar’s reserve-currency status,”* analysts wrote. *“In contrast, gold is a store of value that doesn’t rely on institutional trust.”*\n\nGold has already seen a strong rally this year, hitting a **record high of $3,578 an ounce** earlier this week. It is currently one of the **top-performing major commodities** in 2025.\n\nGoldman Sachs projects a **base case of $4,000 an ounce by mid-2026**, but says prices could approach **$5,000** if just **1% of the US Treasury market** were to rotate into gold.\n\nThe rally has been fuelled by rising **central bank gold purchases** and growing expectations that the **Federal Reserve may begin cutting interest rates**."}