Why gold's still the best bet on a weak dollar

The gold price averaged an impressive $666 in May and it's had a fantastic June so far. Meanwhile, paper currencies are scrapping over which can lose value the fastest. So why aren't investors catching on?

OIL DOWN, gold up and still the mass of investors, led by Wall Street, can't figure out what's driving this six-year bull market in bullion.

Thursday's 1.5% bounce in the gold price 'was driven by the exchange rate,' reckons Michael Widmer, head of metals research at Calyon.

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Adrian has written all things gold related from if it’s worth buying, what the real price of gold should be and what’s the point of gold for MoneyWeek. He has also written for other leading money titles on his gold expertise including Business Insider, Forbes, City A.M, Yahoo Finance and What Investment Magazine. Now Adrian is head of the research desk at BullionVault, a physical market for gold and silver for private investors online.