现货黄金突破3800美元，国际机构预测将涨至4000美元甚至更高

Group 1 - International precious metals futures experienced a general increase, with COMEX gold futures rising by 1.42% to $3862.90 per ounce and COMEX silver futures increasing by 0.97% to $47.11 per ounce, while spot gold surpassed $3800 per ounce, setting a new historical high [1] - Market analysts attribute the rise in gold prices to increased safe-haven demand driven by the looming threat of a U.S. government shutdown and heightened expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts [1] Group 2 - Notable predictions from market experts include "bond king" Jeffrey Gundlach forecasting gold prices to reach $4000 per ounce by the end of this year, reflecting investor sentiment in an uncertain environment [3] - Goldman Sachs projected in early September that under a baseline scenario, international gold prices could soar to $4000 per ounce by 2026, with a "tail risk scenario" suggesting prices could reach $4500 per ounce; if just 1% of U.S. private Treasury holdings flowed into gold, prices could approach $5000 per ounce [3] - As gold prices hit historical highs, the value of the U.S. Treasury's 261.5 million ounces of gold reserves has exceeded $1 trillion, representing over 90 times the value shown on the government's balance sheet, with a market revaluation potentially releasing about $990 billion in funds for the U.S. Treasury [3]