The problem with this trend is that returns are low, with many investors now willing to pay for the privilege of lending money to governments who
enjoy safe haven status.
In their September 2013 paper entitled «Time Variation in Precious
Metal Safe Haven Status — Evidence from the USA», Brian Lucey and Sile Li compare and contrast the effectiveness of four precious metals (gold, silver, platinum and palladium) as safe havens from sharp declines in U.S. stocks (the S&P 500 Index) and U.S. bonds (a 10 - year U.S. Treasury note index).
What a topsy - turvy world we live in that the epicentre of the ’08 financial crisis is rewarded
with safe haven status?!
Also, despite
Swiss safe haven status, a property company with a 69 % + LTV ratio would likely be priced at a discount also in the market.
Yes, given relatively high profitability and the dollar's
safe haven status, U.S. markets could probably hold up better than other stock markets, but not necessarily better than other asset classes.
The credit crisis in the U.S. is far from over and the Obama administration can't be happy about
the safe haven status of the DOLLAR putting a dent in the export sector.
Many analysts, it seems, prematurely declared that gold has lost
its safe haven status because it fell to five - year lows during the height of Greece's and Puerto Rico's debt crises.
Yes, given relatively high profitability and the dollar's
safe haven status, U.S. markets could probably hold up better than other stock markets, but not necessarily better than other asset classes.
To some degree the old «
safe haven status» comes into play with the recent volatility in the stock market but mostly it is the recent weakness in US $ that helps the yellow metal shine a bit brighter now days.
«The U.S. dollar has a negative correlation with equity markets because of
its safe haven status, so having exposure can be a good source of diversification.»
Against a rapidly deteriorating economic landscape,
the safe haven status of areas such as the Atlantic Seaboard, City Bowl and Southern Suburbs is brought to the fore by the significant cash invested over the past six months.