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Adam Perlaky

Adam Perlaky

Manager of Investment Research

World Gold Council

Adam joined the World Gold Council in early 2017 and works in investment research. Most recently, he was a managing director and head of ETF Research for Market Realist, a financial technology company. Before that, he was the Chief Strategist at New Albion Partners, a boutique investment brokerage firm.  Adam spent over a decade as a hedge fund portfolio manager and trader with a focus on derivatives and volatility strategies.

Adam holds a B.A. from Pomona College, double majoring in Economics and Psychology, and an MBA from the Yale School of Management.

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Adam Perlaky
Adam Perlaky
Manager of Investment Research
World Gold Council

Despite last week’s selloff, market shifts could bode well for gold prices

The stock market embraced the weakest one-week performance since the financial crisis last week on the back of growing concerns of the continued spread of the coronavirus across the globe. Despite the risk off-moves, gold was lower by more than 3% last week, which is historically unusual during these types of movements. There are a few potential reasons for the weakness.