The combination of gold and share prices soaring in unison is a phenomenon not seen in at least half a century and raises questions of a potential bubble in both, global central bank umbrella body, the Bank for International Settlements, says.

While equity markets continue to be driven by AI and tech gains, gold's 60% surge this year is set to be its biggest since 1979, fuelling debate about whether its traditional role as a safe-haven asset has changed. "Gold has behaved very differently this year compared to its usual pattern," Hyun Song Shin, economic adviser and head of the Monetary and Economic Department at the BIS said as it released its ⁠final report of the year on Monday. "The interesting phenomenon this time has been that gold has become much more like a speculative asset."

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