Gold rally needs a new catalyst as QE boost fades

We suspect that further gains for gold will require a new catalyst as the US dollar recovers more ground and inflation expectations drop back. But that catalyst is likely to come soon in the form of a renewed escalation of the crisis in the euro-zone and a revival of safe haven demand.

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