Mar 5, 2012

Gold Fails to Recover from Bernanke Shock


In the end of January, the price of Gold received a large boost when the Fed extended its prediction of zero short term rates until the end of 2014 (a year longer than previously announced). The market started pricing in another round of quantitative easing but those hopes were dashed with Bernanke's testimony before Congress last week. After a fast 5% drop, inevitably bids came in, but the bounce was short-lived. Given the strength of the US economy (relative to other developed countries) it looks like the need for Gold as a hedge against monetary collapse is becoming less pronounced. It is
interesting to note that once again the less liquid Silver seems to be leading the precious metals liquidation.

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