Q&A: will the gold price surge continue? City Talk James Luke explains the effect that Russian sanctions and Fed rate rises are having on gold, and what may lie ahead for the precious metal. Gold prices have been on an upward trend since mid-January, accelerating sharply upon Russia’s shocking invasion of Ukraine towards the end of February as investors flocked to perceived safe haven [...]
Gold – the only “safe haven” asset? City Talk The Russian invasion of Ukraine has had many consequences – first and foremost is its devastating humanitarian impact. While we cannot lose sight of how many millions of people are affected, as investors we are conscious that this is a time of great uncertainty. Schroders’ live blog on the Ukraine crisis will be updated regularly [...]
Gold hits record high – but is it really too expensive? City Talk Even as it reaches new highs, we don’t think it’s time to grow concerned about the price of gold, or gold equities. Here’s why. The gold price has been rising steadily and on Monday (27 July) hit an all-time high of $1,944/oz, beating its previous record high of $1,922 from 2011. Chart 1: The gold [...]
Is now the time to invest in gold? August 21, 2019 In this short video Schroders fund manager James Luke gives three reasons why he believes now is the right time to think about increasing gold exposure. There are three reasons why we believe that now is the right time to think about increasing gold exposure. The first would be that broadly market valuations are high, [...]
‘We believe gold has entered a new bull market. Here are four reasons why’ August 23, 2017 Despite significant US dollar weakness, gold price performance has been muted recently. It has been held back by factors such as a rebound in real interest rates and increased stability in the Chinese yuan, which has dampened near-term investment demand for gold in China. But these are short-term factors, which do not change our view [...]
