| What was the best asset class to buy for the recovery that followed the 2008-9 crash in global financial markets? Step forward gold whose rise was only exceeded by silver. Precious metals not only delivered the fastest recovery from that huge sell-off but offered increases way above the pre-crash levels.
Gold tripled from its low in the crash, while silver went on to record an eight-fold increase, still just shy of its 1980 all-time high. It is not hard to see history repeating itself all over again. Just look at the Chinese central bank this week cutting interest rates, just like the Fed had to do in 2008-9...............................................Full Article: Source
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