Economics
Gold Believers Scoff at Goldman Warning as Wagers on Rally Rise
- Net-long holdings climb 21% to largest since February 2015
- Assets in bullion ETPs rise in longest stretch since 2012
Investors Moving Back to Gold Amid Global Economic Risks
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There seems to be almost nothing that will deter this year’s newfound gold enthusiasm.
Even with a turnaround in global equities and signs of a more robust U.S. economy, investors are still piling into the metal. Money managers are holding the biggest net-wager on a rally in more than a year, and holdings in bullion-backed funds have climbed for 10 straight weeks, the longest streak since 2012. All this comes as Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the bank that foresaw gold’s collapse in 2013, continues to stick by its prediction that prices will start to retreat.