Gold has surged over 3% today on increased safe haven demand as stocks and in particular bank stocks see sharp falls. German shares have nose dived again and German colossus Deutsche Bank has fallen over 8%.
Futures – 1 Day Relative Performance – Finviz.com
A host of negative factors sent investors fleeing riskier assets. Oil prices slid on inventory data and on concerns about slowing global growth as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen warned of several risks facing the U.S. and Chinese economies, and the global economy.
LBMA Gold Prices
11 Feb: USD 1,223.25, EUR 1,080.80 and GBP 847.33 per ounce
10 Feb: USD 1,183.40, EUR 1,052.29 and GBP 816.56 per ounce
9 Feb: USD 1,188.90, EUR 1,061.90 and GBP 822.31 per ounce
8 Feb: USD 1,173.40, EUR 1,050.16 and GBP 810.44 per ounce
5 Feb: USD 1,158.50, EUR 1,035.58 and GBP 797.40 per ounce
GoldCore Note: Banks, economists, brokers, financial advisers and other experts did not see the first crisis coming in 2008 and they are not seeing it now.
A handful of people are warning about the risks and again they are largely being ignored. Investors and savers will again bear the brunt for the inability to look at the reality of the financial and economic challenges confronting us today.
Diversification remains the key to weathering the second global financial crisis.
