The gold price has benefitted lately from demand for “safe” assets and an apparent easing of deflationary fears. While we also doubt that an extended period of deflation is on the cards, runaway inflation seems just as unlikely. And unless news on the virus takes a turn for the worse, we suspect that demand for safe havens will soon start to fade. That all suggests that the gold price will struggle to climb much higher.
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