Time To Replace Bonds With Gold

◆ “It may be time to replace bonds with gold”according to the just released excellent new Investment Update by the World Gold Council.

◆ Central banks have shifted to a new regime of easy monetary policy, thus reducing expected bond returns.

◆ As negative yielding debt increases alongside stock-to-yield valuations to all-time highs, gold may become an attractive and more effective diversifier than bonds, justifying a higher portfolio allocation than historical performance suggests.

◆ Re-optimising portfolio structures for lower future expected bond returns suggests investors should consider an additional 1%-1.5% gold exposure in diversified portfolios.

Access the just released excellent report from the WGC 

NEWS & COMMENTARY

Gold gains as dollar weakens after Fed’s interest rate cut

Gold settles higher after back-to-back declines, then falls after Fed decision

BOJ sends clearer signal of rate cut chance; keeps policy steady

Dented dollar on Fed outlook buoys EM currencies

Hong Kong falls into recession after a decade

Fed Chair Jerome Powell says current monetary policy stance ‘likely to remain appropriate’

Here’s what changed in the new Fed statement

GOLD PRICES (LBMA – USD, GBP & EUR – AM/ PM Fix)