David Fickling, Columnist

Gold's Time Is Nigh

The precious metal's time is nigh.

December 11, 2017 at 2:12 AM UTC

David Fickling is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering climate change and energy. Previously, he worked for Bloomberg News, the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times.

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Remember gold?

It seems like only six years ago the shiny metal was flavor of the month, hitting a record $1,900 a troy ounce while its backers prophesied the end of the fiat money system.