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Gold is shining again as stocks wobble and cryptos melt down
Stocks have this year. So has . But gold, by comparison, has had a fairly solid start to the year. The price of the yellow metal is roughly unchanged, hovering just below US$1,800 an ounce.
are up slightly over the past three months as well. So will the commodity's climb pick up steam? Could it head back towards its all-time high above $2,000 during the early stages of the pandemic in the summer of 2020?
Gold is often viewed as a good hedge against rising interest rates and inflation since it should, in theory, hold onto more of its value given that it is a tangible and scarce asset — unlike paper currencies and cryptos.
The return of this year, which has hurt and bitcoin in particular, could lead to further gains for gold, according to some experts.
"Cryptos stole all the oxygen out of gold last year, and people go into crypto for many of the same reasons as gold," said Robert Minter, director of ETF Investment Strategy at abrdn, noting that bitcoin bulls had argued that cryptos should be a good hedge against inflation.
But this year is proving that's not the case.
"Investors are starting to realize bitcoin is more of a risky asset. It's less of a portfolio diversification tool and more of an energy drink," Minter said, referring to the big highs and equally epic pullbacks for crypto prices compared to far more stable moves in gold.
Gold is likely to remain a better bet for investors looking for protection from interest rate hikes as the Fed fights surging consumer prices.
"There is a lot of inflation hedging. Gold and gold miners have held up well," said Lauren Goodwin, economist and portfolio strategist at New York Life Investments. "They could rally due to concerns about inflation. Gold should be a part of a diversified portfolio."
Top miners Newmont and Barrick Gold are flat this year, moving pretty much in line with the price of gold. That's a lot better than the 9% drop in the and more than 20% plunge in .
Some experts think gold will even pick up steam and top a new record high later this year, especially if concerns about rising interest rates globally persist and worries about what will happen to oil prices if Russia and Ukraine tensions don't abate.
"Gold remains a safe haven and an insurance against geopolitical risks, and the risk of persistently high inflation is also positive for gold," André Christl, CEO of Heraeus Precious Metals, said in a report.
Christi argues that gold could climb to about $2,120 an ounce later this year, topping its all-time high of around $2,072 from August 2020.
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