{"id":5457,"date":"2020-11-10T17:31:10","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T22:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicolasrapp.com\/studio\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=5457"},"modified":"2022-12-16T17:19:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T22:19:40","slug":"investors-spark-a-new-gold-rush","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/nicolasrapp.com\/studio\/portfolio\/investors-spark-a-new-gold-rush\/","title":{"rendered":"Investors Spark a New Gold Rush"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tech stocks aren&#8217;t the only investment having a big year. On Aug. 6 the price of gold hit a new record high of $2,067 per ounce. Even after sliding back under $2,000, gold was still up 28% as of early September. And over the past five years, the price of the precious metal has soared 75%. The recent surge has been driven by investors seeking a safe haven amid the economic chaos of the pandemic. While cash-strapped consumers have purchased less gold jewelry in 2020, the shortfall has been offset by institutional demand. Through August, the holdings of gold-backed exchange-traded funds grew by 938 metric tons, or some $51 billion. Meanwhile, global mining production\u2014slowed by COVID-19 lockdowns\u2014fell by 5% in the first half of 2020 versus 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For Fortune Magazine, October 2020 issue.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tech stocks aren&#8217;t the only investment having a big year. On Aug. 6 the price of gold hit a new record high of $2,067 per ounce. Even after sliding back under $2,000, gold was still up 28% as of early September. 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