Prof G Markets
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Gold Hits $5K — What’s the Market Afraid Of?
33 minutes Posted Jan 27, 2026 at 9:15 am.
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Ed Elson speaks with Robert Armstrong, author of the Unhedged Newsletter, about how the markets reacted to Trump’s Greenland TACO, why gold hit a new milestone, and the frontrunner for the next Fed chair. Then, Ed is joined by Reed Albergotti, technology editor at Semafor, to discuss the terms of the finalized TikTok deal. Finally, Ed shares his take on how investors should really be thinking about gold. 

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