| What a year it’s been. I don’t think I can remember one with as many twists and turns, both economic and political, since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. I’ve always been a bit of a sceptic when it comes to gold. After all, what’s the point of it? It’s a bright, shiny metal dug up from the ground with some industrial uses, and that’s about it.
OK, that may be a massive understatement but compared to other commodities like iron ore, oil or uranium, gold starts to tarnish a little. The price will fluctuate, sometimes increasing and sometimes falling, but that lump of metal will remain the same...............................................Full Article: Source
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