Gold Leaps to New High
Gold prices shot to their highest level in history today touching a high of $1,297.40.
As you may well be aware of, the gold prices that you are quoted is heavily dependent on the fluctuations in the demand for this precious commodity and the future seems rosy because there are increasing numbers of people investing their money into buying gold. The reason why you should also consider putting your money into buying gold is that it becomes an asset that is solid, and which has bright chances of appreciating which will make your money grow for you.
Effect Of Weakened Dollar
What’s more, things are even more interesting with the gold prices as the relative weakness of the US dollar has impacted these prices. That means that investors are turning to buying gold in order to offset the weakened dollar’s impact on gold prices which has only pushed these prices northwards.
The U.S. dollar has been hit hard by Tuesday’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting statement from the Federal Reserve. While the Fed did not specifically detail quantitative easing measures, most analysts said the statement strongly suggests such due to the very accommodative stance of the Fed, amid a still-anemic U.S. economy. Fresh quantitative stimulus from the Fed, which basically means increasing the U.S. money supply by buying of U.S. securities by the Fed, is significantly dollar-bearish.
And, given that oil prices too are heading north, the fear that inflation will also show no signs of abating which will have the effect of eroding the value of your money; it means that buying gold is a good safeguard for the future.
As we’ve seen in recent weeks, gold prices have been soaring, and with the ever looming threat of a currency crisis, investors are finding it expedient to put their money into assets such as gold that are solid and good value for the future as well. A reason for such thinking is that gold prices will ride over any turmoil in the US economy which may come about as a result of a war in Iran which could otherwise bring stock and property prices crashing down.
Silver prices also hit another fresh 30-month high of $21.26 an ounce. The sinking U.S. dollar and the record-high gold prices have boosted silver. Prices are still in a steep four-week-old uptrend on the daily bar chart and there are still no early technical clues to suggest a market top is close at hand.
