Throughout April, gold remained among the best performing assets in 2022 up 5% in US dollar terms – yet it ended the month 1.6% lower at US$1,911/oz. April was marked by significant weakness across most assets, including equities and bonds, as well as heightened market volatility

Gold market sees solid start to 2022. Q1 gold demand was 34% above Q1 2021, driven by strong ETF inflows

The traditional Defined Contribution (DC) investment portfolio made up of equities and bonds has worked well for investors for a long time. For much of the last 15 years, the environment that has afforded this success has been driven by central bank actions such as ultra-low interest rates and quantitative easing.