Don't expect fireworks for gold in 2018, just a nudge higher
While bullion has risen 10% this year, it's been range-bound since end-Sept as US stock market hits numerous records
Singapore
GOLD has its fans for next year, but sparks are probably not going to fly.
Even as the Federal Reserve tightens monetary policy and the European Central Bank tapers bond purchases, gold is set to rise marginally as real interest rates stay low and the US dollar weakens, according to Bart Melek, global head of commodity strategy at TD Securities Inc in Toronto. He sees bullion averaging US$1,313 an ounce in 2018, about 4 per cent more than the mean so far this year.
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