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Gold takes up its role as safe-haven

Gold. Photo via Unsplash.

Gold is playing its traditional role in the flight to safety and rose above 2000 dollars per troy ounce this week. There was disappointment last year when the gold price reacted poorly to sharply rising inflation, but Ukraine has pushed up the price. Gold thrives best at times of  chaos, but it is not a good hedge against inflation.

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