Gold and silver prices both rose dramatically on 9/5/2025. Gold is now over $3,500 an ounce, making it worth over 100 times more than it was when the US dollar was de-linked from it in 1971 at $35 an ounce. A hike in the price of precious metals historically anticipates monetary policies, such as a government bail out or bank rate adjustments. This is because the entities that buy and own the most gold are the same entities that make these monetary policies, i.e. the central banks who determine the interest rates. Right now, the central banks own more gold than US Treasuries for the first time since 1996.
The US dollar is the most traded currency in the world right now, the amount of which is has been traded with is up by 50%, but it is likely that it is being traded so much in anticipation of its decline, meaning people are more willing to spend dollars to remove a currency that will not hold value while hording gold and silver which will hold value to preserve their wealth.
The US dollar has devalued by 13% from the start of 2025 and people with money are looking for more stable investments to preserve their wealth as the stock market remains highly volatile and investor confidence is diminishing.
Consider if they know for certain that something is happening, even if it is many years or decades away, they aren't trying to stop it, only profit from it.