◆ “It may be time to replace bonds with gold”according to the just released excellent new Investment Update by the World Gold Council.
◆ Central banks have shifted to a new regime of easy monetary policy, thus reducing expected bond returns.
◆ As negative yielding debt increases alongside stock-to-yield valuations to all-time highs, gold may become an attractive and more effective diversifier than bonds, justifying a higher portfolio allocation than historical performance suggests.
◆ Re-optimising portfolio structures for lower future expected bond returns suggests investors should consider an additional 1%-1.5% gold exposure in diversified portfolios.
Access the just released excellent report from the WGC here
NEWS & COMMENTARY
Gold gains as dollar weakens after Fed’s interest rate cut
Gold settles higher after back-to-back declines, then falls after Fed decision
BOJ sends clearer signal of rate cut chance; keeps policy steady
Dented dollar on Fed outlook buoys EM currencies
Hong Kong falls into recession after a decade
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says current monetary policy stance ‘likely to remain appropriate’
Here’s what changed in the new Fed statement
Understand the Real Causes of the Coming Collapse
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GOLD PRICES (LBMA – USD, GBP & EUR – AM/ PM Fix)
30-Oct-19 1490.15 1492.10, 1156.65 1159.81 & 1340.39 1342.74
29-Oct-19 1492.75 1486.75, 1164.79 1155.20 & 1347.80 1338.37
28-Oct-19 1505.05 1492.40, 1172.89 1160.94 & 1356.95 1345.55
25-Oct-19 1504.65 1513.45, 1171.82 1180.79 & 1353.28 1364.22
24-Oct-19 1488.85 1496.55, 1154.75 1163.12 & 1338.03 1346.45
23-Oct-19 1494.25 1494.45, 1162.53 1159.84 & 1343.78 1343.66
22-Oct-19 1487.45 1485.35, 1149.50 1149.66 & 1335.28 1334.14
21-Oct-19 1490.85 1491.65, 1147.81 1148.27 & 1334.91 1337.12
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