Global wealth is growing

Advertisement - This article is distributed on behalf of Fury Gold Mines Ltd. and Banyan Gold Corp., with which SRC swiss resource capital AG has paid IR advisory agreements. Producer: SRC swiss resource capital AG · Author: Ingrid Heinritzi · First published: July 01, 2026, 5:55 p.m. Zurich/Berlin

According to the Swiss bank UBS, global wealth has increased by 10.8 percent. In Germany alone, there are 2.6 million millionaires. Wealth has risen particularly in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. More than half of this wealth is concentrated in China and the U.S. Nearly one million more people can now call themselves millionaires. The reasons for the increase lie in strong financial markets and a significant rise in living standards. Incidentally, this rapid growth raises the question of how the money should be invested.

In Western Europe, for example, growth was 17 percent; in Eastern Europe, it was as high as 28 percent. At the same time, the gap between rich and poor is also widening. In the U.S., more than 1,200 new millionaires emerged every day in 2025. Overall, the expansion of the middle-income groups is noteworthy. Incidentally, the Swiss have the highest average net worth, followed by Americans and Luxembourgers. Germans rank 14th in the statistics.

Given the current slump in the price of gold, a portion of one’s wealth should certainly be allocated to gold investments. It is particularly the bets on interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve that are weighing on the precious metal. The inflation rate in the U.S. rose to nearly four percent in May. That is the highest level in about three years. And despite the conflict with Iran, the U.S. economy has held up well, according to the latest figures. The market will therefore continue to anticipate a tightening of U.S. monetary policy. Since many investors are still underweight in gold, it’s worth taking a look at gold companies as well.

Fury Gold Mines - https://www.commodity-tv.com/ondemand/companies/profil/fury-gold-mines-ltd/ - is well-financed and holds a gold and mineral exploration portfolio totaling over 157,000 hectares in Québec. In addition, the company owns 11.3 million common shares of Dolly Varden Silver Corp. and a stake in Contango Silver and Gold. In 2025, the company drilled a total of more than 18,000 meters at its projects. Encouraging drill results were reported from the Eau Claire project (for example, 11.74 grams of gold per metric ton of rock over 6.63 meters), which is moving toward a feasibility study.

Banyan Gold - https://www.commodity-tv.com/ondemand/companies/profil/banyan-gold-corp/ - owns the flagship AurMac project in the Yukon, among other projects; it covers 303 square kilometers, benefits from excellent infrastructure, and boasts very good drilling results. A private placement has injected fresh capital into Banyan Gold’s coffers. Among other things, this will be used to expand the drilling program. A new mineral resource estimate showed a welcome increase in total indicated and inferred mineral resources. A preliminary economic assessment is expected later this year.

Current company information and press releases from Banyan Gold (- https://www.resource-capital.ch/de/unternehmen/banyan-gold-corp/ -) and Fury Gold Mines (- https://www.resource-capital.ch/de/unternehmen/fury-gold-mines-ltd/ -).

You can also find further information in our new Precious Metals Report at the following link: https://www.resource-capital.ch/de/reports/ansicht/edelmetall-report-2026-03/.

Sources: Fury Gold Mines, Banyan Gold,

https://www.ubs.com/content/dam/assets/wm/static/gwr/global-wealth-report-en-2026.pdf;

https://www.resource-capital.ch/de/reports/ansicht/edelmetall-report-2026-03/.

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