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Interest rates will likely remain key drivers of financial assets. Gold is no exception. Yet, the negative impact of higher rates will likely be offset by the longer lasting effects and unintended consequences of expansionary monetary and fiscal policies created to support the global economy. 

As the global economy emerges from an unprecedented shutdown, both policymakers and investors are operating in uncharted territory. To better understand investor strategies during this important transitional period, we interviewed approximately 500 institutional investors around the world about their portfolios, allocations and views on markets, gold and other individual asset classes.

Gold benefits from diverse sources of demand: as an investment, a reserve asset, a luxury good and a technology component.  It is highly liquid, no one’s liability, carries no credit risk, and is scarce, historically preserving its value over time.

Gold benefits from diverse sources of demand: as an investment, a reserve asset, a luxury good and a technology component.  It is highly liquid, no one’s liability, carries no credit risk, and is scarce, historically preserving its value over time.

Gold benefits from diverse sources of demand: as an investment, a reserve asset, a luxury good and a technology component.  It is highly liquid, no one’s liability, carries no credit risk, and is scarce, historically preserving its value over time.

Gold benefits from diverse sources of demand: as an investment, a reserve asset, a luxury good and a technology component. It is highly liquid, no one’s liability, carries no credit risk, and is scarce, historically preserving its value over time.

Gold benefits from diverse sources of demand: as an investment, a reserve asset, a luxury good and a technology component.  It is highly liquid, no one’s liability, carries no credit risk, and is scarce, historically preserving its value over time.

Gold benefits from diverse sources of demand: as an investment, a reserve asset, a luxury good and a technology component. It is highly liquid, no one’s liability, carries no credit risk, and is scarce, historically preserving its value over time.

Gold benefits from diverse sources of demand: as an investment, a reserve asset, a luxury good and a technology component. It is highly liquid, no one’s liability, carries no credit risk, and is scarce, historically preserving its value over time.

Gold benefits from diverse sources of demand: as an investment, a reserve asset, a luxury good and a technology component.  It is highly liquid, no one’s liability, carries no credit risk, and is scarce, historically preserving its value over time.