Gold, Silver Best Performing Assets In Q1, 2017

Summary:
– 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. YTD 2017 Relative Performance – Finviz YTD 2017 Relative Performance - Click to enlarge 2017 Asset Performance – Thomson Reuters 2017 Asset Performance - Click to enlarge Gold Price Performance – Goldprice.org - Click to enlarge ‘Long Real Assets’ – BofAML via ZeroHedge.com Long Real Assets 1925-2017 - Click to enlarge Gold in USD 1 Year – GoldCore.

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