Gold And Silver Best Performing Assets In Q1, 2017
– Gold, silver two of the best performing assets in the first quarter of 2017 with gains of 8% and 14% respectively
– Gold outperforms benchmarks – S&P 500 up 6%, MSCI (All Country World Index) up 6.4% (see tables)
– Nasdaq and German DAX rise 11.8% and 7.6%
– Silver best performing currency in quarter
– Five best performing currencies in Q1 are in order – silver, bitcoin, Mexican peso, Russian ruble and gold
– Gold’s biggest quarterly gain since Q1 16, when rose 16%
– Gold has seen gains in 8 of the last 10 first quarters
– Palladium and platinum gain 17.7% and 5.2% respectively
– Uncertainty over Trump’s economic and foreign policies and geo-political risks from Brexit and elections in the EU lead to safe haven demand for gold and silver bullion
2017 Performance
Below are the tables and charts which show how markets and currencies have performed to date in 2017 – click on images to enlarge.
YTD 2017 Relative Performance – Finviz
2017 Asset Performance – Thomson Reuters
Gold Price Performance – Goldprice.org
‘Long Real Assets’ – BofAML via ZeroHedge.com
Gold in USD 1 Year – GoldCore.com
Silver in USD 1 Year – GoldCore.com
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