Mining Magazine April 2016 | Page 17

similar action from the U . S . would produce outcomes opaque with current knowledge .
It is just because of uncertainty in other arenas that makes gold a worthy consideration for 2016 . Gold has already had a good year , and that was just in the first quarter . Capital Economics believes 2016 marks the beginnings of a bullish gold market . They believe gold could increase 10 percent more before the end of the year . Once again , this demonstrates that gold is a go-to investment when the rest of the market faces general uncertainty .
Other factors to consider : mining and demand Besides interest rates and market fluctuations , there are other issues that are that might also cause gold to increase in value . China and India , each with populations of more than one billion people , have caught gold fever , not just as an investment , but
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