| "A perfect storm" in markets has left investors scrambling to add gold to their portfolios for protection, according to the World Gold Council. Investors have another prime and relatively safe choice in the government bonds of developed markets, but that has been compromised by "unconventional monetary policy," the council said in its market update for August.
The yields on developed-market government bonds have trended lower as demand has risen. Sovereign authorities like the European Central Bank are stoking this demand through their bond purchases, which are pushing down yields...............................................Full Article: Source
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