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Florian Grummes: Rate Hikes Into an Oil Shock Tighten the Economy Further

Mining Network Sep 24, 2026 20:46

Summary

Grummes expects a lengthy sideways consolidation in gold, with $5,000 possible by early 2027 still inside the range, not a breakout.

He argues the latest rate hike adds stress to an already strained economy, because energy and shipping shocks are tightening the Fed cannot fix.

The 1970s parallel — gold's two-year slide from $200 to $100 while oil soared — supports his $10,000 secular bull market target.

Miners outperform bullion because $4,000-4,500 gold throws off cash that funds producer M&A, and October weakness would likely be a buying opportunity.

He sees oil reaching $150 within six months without hurting gold, and flags Barton Gold under CEO Alex Scanlon as worth digging into.

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Florian Grummes's takeaways

  • Top takeaway Cautioning expectations: Grummes argues that after gold's run from $1,650 to $5,600, the market is in a sideways consolidation that could still easily take about a year to reach new all-time highs, echoing the one-to-two-year pauses between major surge legs in the 2001-2011 bull market.
  • He argues the Fed's 25-basis-point hike into an oil-shock-driven energy squeeze is counterproductive: with shipping costs up about 260% in recent months and the oil shock itself acting as a form of massive tightening, higher rates only add stress to stretched consumers and slow the economy further.
  • As of late September 2026 he sees gold grinding sideways to slightly higher between $4,250 and $4,550, with a good chance of $5,000 by Q1 2027, and expects the secular bull market to eventually carry gold 'easily' to $10,000, maybe much higher.
  • He is bullish on miners: at $4,000-$4,500 gold they make very good money, have been much stronger than gold since the summer rally and mostly held up through the pullback since January, and he expects big producers to acquire targets as they look to refill resources and reserves.
  • He flags a possible early-October dip as US midterm uncertainty coincides with China's Golden Week demand lull letting paper-market selling press prices, and would treat such weakness as a buying opportunity; he also sees $150 oil as likely within six months, which he says would not necessarily be negative for gold.

Alan Greenspan's takeaways

  • Top takeaway Referenced only as precedent in the rate-hike discussion: Grummes recalls that under Greenspan there was 'absolutely no goal' to raise interest rates into an oil price shock, the contrast he draws with today's hiking cycle.

Alexander W. Scanlon's takeaways

  • Top takeaway Apparently the 'Alex' leading the company Grummes recommended in his presentation: Grummes says he really likes him, calls him a great guy doing a great job, and finds what he is building 'very impressive.'
  • Per Grummes, Alex's updates show the company making great progress despite consolidating with the market since January, its silver exposure is worth digging into, and the host plans to interview him the day after the summit talk.