Why Gold Prices Are Soaring

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Gold prices have surged over the past year. What’s driving the rally, and where does the metal fit into portfolios now? Lina Thomas, commodities strategist with Goldman Sachs Research, discusses with Mike Washington.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Gold is on fire right now with some gold ETFs outperforming the major stock indexes over the past 12 months. Gold is supposed to be boring, an inflation hedge. But right now, it's responding to something else. Today on the show, we talk to a finance professor about what’s behind ...  Show more

As gold prices reach new all-time highs, Metals & Mining Commodity Strategist Amy Gower discusses whether the rally is sustainable.

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