--- title: Gold Bars Are Worth About $2.1 Million — Will Prices Keep Rising? description: Gold prices set a new record high over $2,500 an ounce on Tuesday. That pushed the value of gold bars over $1 million for the first time. authors: - name: Jordan Chussler role: Editor, Investing and Banking url: https://money.com/author/jordan-chussler/ bio: Jordan is an investment editor and CPFC who specializes in traditional equities, gold and other precious metals, retirement savings and income investing. He combines his personal and professional interests in finance and education to help readers increase their financial literacy and make better investment choices. education: Lynn University certifications: Certified Personal Finance Counselor at_money_since: 2023 articles: 132 covers: - Investing - Banking - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Retirement also_seen_in: - Weiss Ratings - 24/7 Wall Street - Better Investing - Yahoo Finance - Nasdaq - Investing.com - Marketbeat - MSN Money social: - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-chussler-b3597811/ editors: - name: Brad Tuttle role: Senior Editor url: https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/ bio: Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals. education: Columbia University School of Journalism, MS at_money_since: 2014 articles: 366 covers: - Investing - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle - https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225 former_staff: true published: '2026-02-25T14:45:09.000Z' modified: '2026-08-03T14:39:06.000Z' section: Investing tags: - News word_count: 421 canonical: https://money.com/gold-bars-worth-1-million-dollars/ type: NewsArticle source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. 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And with a London Good Delivery [gold bar](https://money.com/how-to-buy-gold-bars/) typically weighing about 400 troy ounces, that puts the value of a single bar at roughly $2.1 million. ## Why gold prices are rising Historically, the [price of gold](https://money.com/what-drives-the-price-of-gold) often benefits when real (inflation-adjusted) yields fall—because the opportunity cost of holding a non-yielding asset declines—but that relationship isn’t perfectly stable across time or regimes. That dynamic is part of the backdrop for gold’s latest strength, as the Federal Reserve is currently holding the federal funds target range at 3.5%–3.75%. Investors are watching upcoming FOMC meetings—next up March 17–18, followed by April 28–29, June 16–17, July 28–29, Sept. 15–16, Oct. 27–28, and Dec. 8–9—for clues on whether additional adjustments are coming later this year. Another contributing factor has been bouts of stock-market turbulence. The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) closed at 19.55 on Feb. 24—up about 35% from 14.51 on Jan. 2—reflecting a higher level of expected near-term equity volatility than at the start of the year. In other words, when investors are jittery about stocks, they often shift more money into perceived safe havens like gold, which can add support to prices. ## Gold's performance vs. stocks So far in 2026, gold has outperformed stocks. The [S&P 500](https://money.com/how-to-invest-in-sp500/) is up about 0.5% year-to-date (from 6,858.47 on Jan. 2, 2026 to 6,890.07 on Feb. 24, 2026), while gold is up about 18.7% over the same span (from $4,332.38/oz on Jan. 2 to $5,143.44/oz on Feb. 24). For context, the last comparable burst of momentum came during the early pandemic, when the [precious metal](https://money.com/investing-in-precious-metals/) hit a then-record of about $2,067/oz in early August 2020. However, while the outlook for the stock market can remain constructive, pinning down gold’s next move is less precise. Equities are still highly sensitive to the Fed’s path: the Fed held the federal funds target range at 3.5%–3.75% at its Jan. 28, 2026 meeting, and market pricing has implied low odds of a cut by March, with higher odds later in the year (e.g., by June). Those shifting rate expectations—along with renewed trade-policy uncertainty and ongoing geopolitical risks—could continue to support safe-haven demand for gold. 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