Digital graphics that illustrate
the fluctuating value of gold in the global market seem an unnecessary intrusion on this otherwise organic exercise.
Not exact matches
Everyone measures
value in dollars or other currency, but they
fluctuate more than
gold in the sense that they are printed and increased far more easily and quickly than the supply
of gold, or silver for that matter, can be.
Gold is often viewed as a safe haven asset as it has preserved its
value in real terms through hundreds
of years
of history, but this leads to its market price often becoming overly speculative at times when people are worried about inflation which can cause its spot price to
fluctuate wildly.
Today, we use the system
of «fiat money» which says that currency is intrinsically worth only the paper it is printed on is is used only as a medium
of exchange for the supply and demand
of goods and services in an economy, including precious metals like
gold and silver, with the
value of money allowed to
fluctuate based on market forces.