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VIDEO: What’s driving the gold rush on financial markets? | Inside Story

From Al Jazeera English: The coronavirus pandemic means we are facing our worst ever recession. When times are tough, investors tend to put their money into so-called ‘safe haven’ assets such as gold. The gold price hit a record high of $2,060 an ounce a couple of weeks ago, a 30 percent rise this year. Could the rush affect the chances of economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic?

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