INVESRMENT.RAKCER.ID – Global gold prices continue to set new records, prompting aggressive projections from major global financial institutions, despite a sharp correction in late January and early February 2026.
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JPMorgan estimates that gold prices could reach US$8,000 per ounce by the end of this decade.
The projection places global gold prices at US$8,000 per troy ounce. Gold entered 2026 with a strong rally, rising nearly 25 percent since the start of the year.
Prices also broke through the psychological level of US$5,000 and briefly touched a record high of US$5,360.60 per ounce.
In its latest research note, JPMorgan’s strategy team led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou believes the rally still has room to continue.
“Gold prices could surge well above US$8,000 per ounce by the end of this decade if private investors continue to make large-scale investments in the precious metal,” he said as quoted by investment.rakcer.id early February 2026.
Analysts noted that this scenario could materialize if investors increase their gold allocation from 3 percent to 4.6 percent of their portfolios.
In line with JPMorgan, analysts at Goldman Sachs earlier this month raised their year-end gold price target to US$5,400 per ounce, driven by rising demand from the private sector.
The continuously rising gold price forecasts reflect strong underlying demand for this safe-haven investment instrument.
Data released by the World Gold Council on Thursday (January 29, 2026) showed that global gold demand reached a record high in 2025.
The increase was partly driven by geopolitical instability and concerns over the US dollar.
Gold price predictions for 2026 have become even more aggressive with the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-based projection models.
One long-term AI-based gold price forecast suggests that the precious metal could reach US$10,000 per ounce as early as April, with a peak projection of US$10,527 per ounce.
This outlook emerges as physical gold demand remains strong, pushing the metal’s value up by more than 100 percent over the past year.
Fidelity International Investment Manager Ian Samson told Bloomberg that the firm continues to expect gold prices to rise in 2026.“Because the driving factors remain strong,” he said.