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The safety trade that won’t die

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Seeking Alpha/Clif Droke/1-16-2020

photo of pouch with gold coins spilling out into foreground“Perception often takes precedence over reality when it comes to investment markets, and those who own precious metals can attest to this. Despite clear signs of a rebound in the global economy, gold investors have shown no interest in unloading their holdings of the precious metal since November. It was at that time when the global trade outlook started improving and U.S. equities launched a vigorous rally. Gold bulls, for the most part, were nonplussed and held their long positions as a safety hedge against another potential outbreak of global market volatility in the coming months.”

USAGOLD note:  We referenced this article in Friday’s DMR and repost it now for those who might have missed it.