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MontyHighon Aug 07, 2008 9:15am
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RE: the fundamental case for precious metals
RE: the fundamental case for precious metals
For me, the fundamental for gold is investor demand and investor demand is driven by interest rates.
The fundamentals for gold and its investor demand is when having gold's 0% interest rate is better than the alternatives. So, while US treasuries have a negative real interest rate (with inflation factored in), gold should be strong overall.
This was the case in the 70s up until the early 80s. When Volker came in and raised interest rates until they were postive in real terms, the jig was up for gold.
I don't see this happening anytime before the election, so I don't mind being in illiquid precious metal Jrs.
Monty