Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the GOLD MARKET! Barrick Gold and First Nordic Metals are rising! Even Novo Nordisk shares are in a gold rush!

First Nordic Metals: A stock with momentum and upside potential

Shares and industry with momentum, a convincing chart, and promising drilling programs suggest that First Nordic Metals will continue to rise in price. The gold explorer with projects in Sweden and Finland is increasingly developing from a hidden gem to a high-flyer in the new year. The share is only just being discovered by the capital market and is now being actively traded on German stock exchanges.

The Company aims to become the new European gold producer. To this end, it is focusing on deposits in Scandinavia and is operating at full speed. As CEO Taj Singh recently said: "*Sweden and Finland are currently among the most attractive, fascinating, and least explored regions for resource exploration in the world. *With a strong resource base and a fully funded, extensive drilling program in several high-potential target areas, we are well positioned for an exciting 2025 and for expanding Europe's gold mining region of the future."** In line with this operational focus, the Company plans to list its shares on the Swedish Nasdaq First North Growth exchange in March.

In northern Sweden, First Nordic is currently developing the Barsele gold project in a joint venture with the gold group Agnico Eagle. In the immediate vicinity of this flagship project, the gold pearl also has the Paubäcken, Storjuktan, and Klippen projects. All properties together cover an area of 104,000 hectares within a known regional gold belt. First Nordic last reported on the drilling program at the Paubäcken project. It has a scope of 5,150 m. Twenty-four diamond drill holes are planned to test an identified structural corridor with a length of 3 km. Last year, a discovery hole returned 2.4 g/t gold ("Au") over 22.5 m.

A rising gold price and operational news flow should further boost the share price.

Barrick: Trump and Musk stir up the gold market

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are not only involved in Bitcoin, but they have also discovered gold. More specifically, the US gold reserves in Fort Knox. Initially, the Tesla boss joined the discussion on his social network about whether the legendary Fort Knox actually stores gold. The theory that the US gold reserves are significantly smaller or do not even exist is a popular conspiracy theory. The billionaire intends to investigate this. Last weekend, US President Donald Trump also fueled the topic. In his speech at the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) conference, he announced that he would visit Fort Knox with Elon Musk. It would not be surprising if the two made a media spectacle of the visit, in the style of the James Bond film, Goldfinger.

At the event, Trump says, among other things: "We are also going to go to Fort Knox. I will go with Elon. Would anyone like to join us? Because we want to see if the gold is still there. We want to see it. We are opening this Fort Knox. Wouldn't it be terrible if we opened it and there was no gold? So we're going to open those doors. We're going to take a look. And if there are 27 tons of gold, we will be very happy. I don't know how we are going to measure it, but that's okay. We want to see lots of nice, shiny gold at Fort Knox."

It is difficult to assess how much Trump and Musk influence the price of gold. What is clear is that the precious metal continues its strong performance from 2024 into the new year. Although it has not yet broken through the USD 3,000 mark, it will likely do so soon. In any case, experts are bullish. Most recently, Bank of America had set a target price of USD 3,500. The drivers are well known: geopolitical risks, inflation, uncertainty – including tariffs – from Donald Trump, as well as purchases by China and other central banks.

Driven by the gold price, Barrick Gold's shares have now also jumped. Various media outlets report that the beleaguered industry giant may be able to resolve the escalating dispute surrounding the mega-mine in Mali. An agreement with the Malian government is said to be close to being signed. However, there has been no official statement from Barrick or Mali's mining ministry to date.

Novo Nordisk: Bad news causes share price to jump

Novo Nordisk is also in a "gold rush". In any case, the Company is making a killing not only with insulin but also with the weight-loss injection Wegovy. The correction in the share price appears to have ended. On Tuesday alone, the security gained over 4%. Within the last five trading days, the gain is almost 15% and is attempting to form an upward trend.

There was a good reason for this week's price jump: The US company Hims & Hers Health announced in its earnings report that it would stop selling certain weight-loss drugs. The drugs, based on the active ingredient Semaglutide, were seen as new competition for the top dogs Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly. Although the CFO of Hims & Hers Health emphasized that they would continue to offer personalized versions of these drugs, stock market players were shocked. The stock lost over 20% of its value following the news.

Barrick Gold seems to be working on a solution in Mali, but even if an agreement is reached, it remains to be seen how much it will cost the Company and how sustainable peace will be. In contrast, the stock of First Nordic Metals appears to be more interesting. The Company is active in stable countries, already has a billion-dollar corporation on board, and can accelerate the development of its projects. The Novo Nordisk share seems to have found the bottom and looks set to work on a new upward trend.