A Perfect Storm for Gold?

A Perfect Storm for Gold?
Gold bullion bars are seen for sale at Manfra, Tordella and Brookes, Inc. in New York City on Jan. 9, 2003. Mario Tama/Getty Images
James Gorrie
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I’m not a big fan of gold. It pays no dividend, is not easily used for normal purchases, and typically limits economic expansion more than it enables it. But gold does have an intrinsic value, even if that value is difficult to nail down, and has been used as money for millennia.

James Gorrie
James Gorrie
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James R. Gorrie is the author of “The China Crisis” (Wiley, 2013) and writes on his blog, TheBananaRepublican.com. He is based in Southern California.
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