2022 Review: Gold Holds Steady as Popular Asset
Last year proved to be a mixed bag of a year for precious metals and gold, in particular. The year was characterized by a significant amount of turbulence, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, historic inflation, consecutive interest rate hikes by the Fed and failures within the cryptocurrency space making the global markets extremely volatile. Gold, which has traditionally acted as a store of value during times of economic upheaval, exhibited price volatility for the majority of the year amid global inflation, the rising cost of living and high interest rates. Despite this volatility, gold prices trended upward as the year…