Tag: gold price

There has been a sharp downturn in the price of bullion and gold equities. What has caused it, and where does it leave the outlook for gold from here? The fall in the gold price on October 21, a drop of 5.5%, was among the ten biggest single-day falls for the metal. Gold equities also suffered a big correction of approximately 9%.

When it comes to global markets throwing out curveballs to investors, 2020 has just lobbed out one spinner after the other. The coronavirus pandemic swept the globe, halting trade for many companies without warning and throwing markets into disarray. And it all happened so fast. 2020 has been The Year Unexpected. But in some ways, we are finding our way back to some semblance of normal.