Escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East provide the latest example of global conflicts affecting global markets, increasing the prices of certain assets, and spreading overall market volatility.
“The biggest macroeconomic risk for 2024 is geopolitical bad actors who with one action can upset economic and market assumptions globally.”
—Natixis SA Survey
How can conflict across the globe affect the portfolios of consumers in the United States, and how can consumers prepare for those effects?
Click on the video link below for exclusive executive insights on this topic from Philip N. Diehl, 35th Director of the U.S. Mint and President of U.S. Money Reserve.
Related headlines from around the web:
- Bloomberg: “Geopolitics Is Biggest Market Risk in 2024, Investor Poll Shows”
- CNN Business: “How the Israel-Iran conflict could send oil prices higher”
- The Wall Street Journal: “China’s Gold Consumption Rises on Safe-Haven Demand”
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Widespread market forces like central bank demand, geopolitical tensions, and monetary policy may continue to drive gold prices higher. Gold has also historically been used as a hedge against economic uncertainty and market turbulence. Now may be the perfect time to add wealth protection to your portfolio in the form of physical gold.
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