Gold’s bull run has accelerated dramatically in late 2025. This past week, the metal notched its seventh consecutive weekly gain, briefly touching a record $3,896.49/oz on Thursdayeconomictimes.indiatimes.com. As of October 5, spot gold hovers around $3,860–$3,880, just shy of the once-unthinkable $4k leveleconomictimes.indiatimes.com. U.S. gold futures have followed suit, trading near $3,884 for December deliveryeconomictimes.indiatimes.com. In just the first week of October, prices climbed over 3%, capping an explosive multi-month rally. Gold has now surged roughly 47–48% since Januarydailysabah.com, vastly outperforming stocks and other commodities and marking the best year for gold since 1979theguardian.com. Back in 1979 – an era of runaway inflation and geopolitical crisis – gold famously jumped 126% in a single yeartheguardian.com. Four and a half decades later, 2025’s rally is rewriting the record books with a similar mix of economic anxiety and safe-haven fever.