Why gold will go to $2,000 an ounce - with or without QE3
There are four very good reasons why the price of gold will hit $2,000 an ounce and more. Whether we get a third round of quantative easing or not.
If there is no QE3 (quantitative easing 3 more money printing), will the price of gold collapse along withevery other commodity out there? Those who think gold is less a type of real money and more a bubble think so. We don't.
Capital Economics is on our side: a recent note from them sums up the four excellent arguments for the gold price reaching $2,000 an ounce regardless of QE.
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Second, sovereign debt worries will continue to "enhance gold's status as a safe haven".
Third, central banks have become net purchasers of gold, and are likely to remain so.
And fourth, private sector demand for gold in China is rising fast, "aided by limited high quality alternatives for savers and the increased availability of investment vehicles for gold".
The result? Capital Economics "remains firmly of the view" that gold prices will rise to $2,000 an ounce regardless of whether we see QE3 or not. We agree but we'd also add that if we do see QE3, gold at $2,000 is going to look pretty cheap.
