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Safe-haven demand gives a boost to gold prices

Despite the prospect of tighter monetary policy in the US, the price of gold has proved particularly resilient so far this year. We think that strong safe-haven demand on the back of heightened geopolitical risk has been a key factor sustaining prices. In this Metals Watch we take a closer look at the most recent developments in the gold market and determine what they all mean for prices over the next few years.

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