{"id":5988,"date":"2026-09-30T21:56:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T21:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/golds-historic-rise-whats-behind-the-ups-and-downs-bbc-world-service\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T21:56:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T21:56:07","slug":"golds-historic-rise-whats-behind-the-ups-and-downs-bbc-world-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/golds-historic-rise-whats-behind-the-ups-and-downs-bbc-world-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold\u2019s historic rise: What\u2019s behind the ups (and downs)? &#8211; BBC World Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jDGEsMgO_Ac?autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Gold hit an unprecedented high in 2026. <\/p>\n<p>Click here to subscribe to our channel \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/bbc.in\/3VyyriM<\/p>\n<p>Global instability, conflict, and a lack of trust in the US dollar drove the increase and also led to countries stocking up on the precious metal. So why has gold climbed so high, where does it go from here, and how did this ancient form of money come to underpin our financial systems?<\/p>\n<p>00:00 &#8211; 00:25 Why is gold breaking records?<br \/>\n00:26 &#8211; 01:26 How much gold is there on Earth?<br \/>\n01:27 &#8211; 02:43 From ancient coins to the gold standard<br \/>\n02:44 &#8211; 04:17 Why did the gold standard end?<br \/>\n04:18 &#8211; 05:34 Why does gold surge during crises?<br \/>\n05:35 &#8211; 05:36 Why are central banks buying more gold?<br \/>\n07:09 &#8211; 08:08 What&#8217;s behind the recent price boom?<br \/>\n08:09 &#8211; 08:10 Why has gold started falling again?<br \/>\n08:11 &#8211; 0:938 Why investors keep returning to gold<\/p>\n<p>Watch more of our explainers here  \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4fbmNPr-V3sl3lZ5NRNv72l <\/p>\n<p>Watch more documentaries from across BBC World Service here  \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4fADt3h_U2SOWErIq-xtXPD<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nThis is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel.<br \/>\nIf you like what we do, you can also find us here:<br \/>\nInstagram \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcworldservice<br \/>\nTwitter \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcworldservice<br \/>\nFacebook \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/facebook.com\/bbcworldservice<br \/>\nBBC World Service website \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/worldserviceradio<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for watching and subscribing!<br \/>\n#BBCWorldService #WorldService #gold #goldvaluation #goldvalue<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jDGEsMgO_Ac\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gold hit an unprecedented high in 2026. 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