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Interest-Rates / Eurozone Debt Crisis Nov 10, 2012 - 10:06 AM GMT

By: Ben_Traynor

Interest-Rates

Best Financial Markets Analysis ArticleWhy investors, fearful of currency depreciation, have turned to gold...

Not so long ago, everyone seemed to think Greece was about to leave the Euro.


Well, it hasn't. Yet.

And remember when Spain's government was only days away from requesting a formal bailout?

Well, it hasn't. Yet.

Never underestimate the power of Europe's politicians to press the slow-mo button on the single currency car crash.

But how long can all this go on? Things are getting worse, not better. As FT Alphaville reports, Greece is facing another potential default next week, while Spain's auction of 5-Year bonds this week was described by one trader as "awful", with a wide range of bids suggesting little market consensus on how the bonds should be priced. Reuters reports that this was the first time in 18 months that Spain has tried to sell longer-term bonds.

Take a look at the following chart from the Spanish Treasury, showing the maturity profile of Spanish government debt. See the big spike for 2013?

Spain's debt is piling up at the short end. In a video recorded earlier this year, BullionVault founder Paul Tustain likens this phenomenon to a train wreck in the bond markets, with government debt piling up against the buffers until that government is either forced to default, or a devaluation of the debt is orchestrated with central bank assistance - for example with interest rates held below inflation for a sustained period.

Of course, devaluing debt means devaluing currency itself. This is where gold comes in.

Many investors worry that their currency will fail to hold its value. Many of those have turned to gold. At the time of writing, gold in Euros is within 1.5% of its all-time high set last month. For gold priced in Dollars, the gap is closer to 10%, from a high hit over a year ago.

Why the discrepancy? Because the crisis is more intense in Europe, that's why. The value of the Euro is under far greater scrutiny.

Many investors believe the Dollar will one day face a similar test. Some of those have added gold to their portfolio. To find out why, set aside twenty minutes or so and watch Paul's video from the beginning.

By Ben Traynor
BullionVault.com

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Editor of Gold News, the analysis and investment research site from world-leading gold ownership service BullionVault, Ben Traynor was formerly editor of the Fleet Street Letter, the UK's longest-running investment letter. A Cambridge economics graduate, he is a professional writer and editor with a specialist interest in monetary economics.(c) BullionVault 2012

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