Gold is considered as a “safe haven” asset. This implies that the yellow metal’s performance should be inversely related to risky assets such as stocks and commodities. However the expected divergence is decreasing in recent years and gold’s correlation with stocks and commodities is reaching historic highs, according to a research report by Germany-based Commerzbank(CRZBY). …
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Gold is widely known as a safe haven asset by most investors. During the credit crisis gold prices reached record high levels. Last year gold prices hit an all-time high on the heels of the U.S. debt downgrade by Standard & Poor’s and the European debt crisis. As the hype over gold continued many experts …
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The price of Gold has soared in recent years and reached record highs earlier this year. In the past few months the price has stabilized slightly. On Friday (10/28/11) the spot price for gold closed at $1,743.40 according to Kitco. In the past 20 years, gold has returned an incredible 2,575% as shown in the …
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Gold prices reached an intraday record $1,637.50 today as the U.S. debt crisis and the weaker-than-expected economic growth made investors flee equities and other risky assets to the safety of the precious metal. In the past decade, gold has had an incredible run from under $300 an ounce to the current price outperforming stocks and …
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Gold prices closed at $1,458.80 an ounce today. The demand for gold continues to rise as investors seek shelter from volatile equity markets. According to The Wall Street Journal, despite record high prices the price of gold is still below the inflation-adjusted price of $2,348.21 reached in 1980. Gold prices have increased by 146.58% in …
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