Gold has always been an important underlying in the investment universe with its status as a safe haven in times of turmoil.
The price of gold has experienced a strong run in 2023 and it posted a return of 13% for the year. This followed two flat years after the stellar year of 2020 when its value jumped by 25% during the market and economic turmoil caused by the outbreak of Covid-19. There are several triggers to cause gold to perform strongly from time to time with political uncertainty and renewed inflationary fears being top of the list - Tim Mortimer, FVC Back in the high inflation times of the 1970s,