Safe Havens, U.S. Rates and Physical Demand: Gold Myths Busted
- Prices don’t simply rise when stocks go down, and ETFs matter
- Yellow metal dropped six straight weeks, worst run since 2016
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In a year when investors have been caught off guard by everything from emerging-market woes and the dollar’s tailwind to a brewing trade war, gold has been a conspicuous head-scratcher.
Why, investors ask, has the yellow metal tumbled as economic and geopolitical risks pile up?