The True Story Behind Gold’s Collapse

After years of watching gold prices tread water under $2,000 an ounce, we’ve seen the metal soar to more than $5,200 practically overnight. And there are plenty of competing explanations for exactly _why_ this happened. But none of these “easy” explanations _really_ gives us the whole story. Instead, [the real explanation for gold’s decline is hiding in the data.](https://moneyandmarkets.com/the-true-story-behind-golds-collapse/) This post appeared first on [Money & Markets](https://moneyandmarkets.com/).