Gold Bullion on a Tear: What Next

Prieur du Plessis submits: I have just arrived in Geneva after an exhausting but hugely successful few days in Ljubljana, quaint capital of Slovenia. It is rather difficult to write proper posts while on the road, but I will do my best to feed interesting snippets through - that is, when not investigating how the gnomes see the future of Swiss banking. Gold hit a new peak after a drop in the U.S. dollar to a 15-month trough, resulting in the precious metal recording an eight-day winning streak. According to Bespoke, the current run represents the seventh time since 1980 that gold has had a streak of eight or more consecutive days with a gain. The report said: »