Louise Street
Senior Markets Analyst World Gold CouncilGold Gallups up the US long-term investment charts
The latest Gallup Poll Social Series monitoring public opinion on economy and finance shows that gold jumped into second place as ‘best long-term investment’ in the US this year.
Louise Street
Senior Markets Analyst World Gold CouncilGold investment jumps on spike in global political tensions
Gold has long been recognised as a safe haven, an asset that investors seek out for protection and security during uncertain times... That certainly seems to have been borne out over the last week, with gold reaching a seven-year high.
World Gold Council
The experts on goldInvestment Update: Cryptocurrencies are not a safe-haven
In Q4 2018, as global stock markets experienced their worst quarter since 2009, cryptocurrencies had a prime opportunity to demonstrate qualities associated with safe havens like gold. However, cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin, behaved like risky assets and fell while gold rallied.
