Gold and Real Yields

Discussion of the Gold portion of the Permanent Portfolio

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buddtholomew
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Gold and Real Yields

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Should gold rise in response to a decline in real interest rates?
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I actually thought that gold was already was rising (albeit slowly and erratically) in response to a decline in real interest rates.
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It should rise in response to real rate decrease expectations.
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