‘Not too late to buy gold’: John Ing says assets could shift from stocks to bullion

As markets settle after the US shutdown and investors pin hopes on rate cuts, Mining Metrics turns to veteran strategist John Ing of Maison Placements for a deeper reality check. Ing warns that despite calm on the surface, volatility is far from over — drawing parallels with the roaring 1920s and cautioning that gold’s strength is signalling investor anxiety, not market confidence.

With central banks now buying one in every four ounces of gold mined, supply pressure and strategic positioning could be shaping one of the most important metals cycles in decades.