Sentences with phrase «hedge were safe haven»

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They consider a range of arguments for owning gold, such as: (1) gold hedges inflation; (2) gold hedges currency decline; (3) gold is attractive when other assets are not; (4) gold is a safe haven in times of crisis; (5) gold is a de facto world currency; and, (6) central banks and investors in aggregate are still underweighting gold.

Is gold a prototypical hedge (based on average uncorrelated or negatively correlated behavior) and safe haven (based on uncorrelated or negatively correlated behavior during a market crash)?

It is used as a hedge against inflation; safe - haven asset in times of wars and political uncertainty; alternate asset class to equities and fixed - income instruments; near - cash; and metal of choice in a number of industries.

Traders and investors were concerned over the Greek situation and therefore gold was bought as a safe haven or hedge against the financial turmoil that could follow a Greek default.

Gold is accumulated for a myriad of reasons, including to hedge volatile stock markets, to offset fluctuating commodities prices, and as a safe haven against falling home prices.

In summary, gold is generally a hedge and safe haven for stocks in developed markets, but not in emerging markets.

A safe haven is different from a hedge, which has zero or negative return correlation with another asset or portfolio on average.

They apply this analysis to definitions of a hedge (safe haven) as an asset that is uncorrelated or negatively correlated with another asset or portfolio on average (in times of market stress or turmoil).

Fears over Greece should increase in the coming days, so then the gold prices, as the yellow metal will be bought as a safe haven or a hedge against the financial turmoil that could follow a Greek default.

Yes, I was equally keen on Japanese property a couple of years back, but opted for German property in the end as i) I think it also offers a global / European safe - haven status (which Japanese property doesn't), and ii) I had no need / inclination to hedge it (I think currency hedging a Japanese property position is essential, even now).

Investments in Gold are used as a hedge against inflation and currency devaluation, and as a safe haven against any economic crises.

Oil would be the knee - jerk bet to hedge against an escalation in the region, and sure enough crude prices are on the rise recently, but the questionable fundamentals in the energy segment could steer capital towards the traditional safe - haven of gold and the Yen.