Has Gold Lost Its Glister?

by Michael J. Howell24. January 2013 18:58
Short answer: yes, temporarily. Three things are against gold in 2013; two things are are in its favour. We expect a cyclical business upturn, starting in the US and EM and touching (just) Europe this year. Risk on will be back in favour, so reducing the need to shelter in gold. Second, yield curves are set to steepen, forcing up yields and reducing the attractions of gold. Third, the huge build-up of private savings (much in the dollar area) versus the (surprising) slowness to print money, is rarely a bullish message for gold. For subscribers to our liquidity data this means high private sector liquidity (PSL) and relatively low Central Bank liquidity (CBL). Set against this are two big positives: first, gold is the reserve asset of choice, or at least number two following the Euro Crisis, for many EM Central Banks. This year like last year will see more bullion buying by them. Second,this debt crisis is not over. More, much more, monetization is needed and this will ultimately push gold towards our long-term target of US$3500/oz.

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