Gold Hits $5K — What’s the Market Afraid Of?

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🗓️ 27 January 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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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. Check out our latest Prof G Markets newsletter Follow Prof G Markets on Instagram Follow Ed on Instagram, X and Substack Follow Scott on Instagram Send us your questions or comments by emailing Markets@profgmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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