EU Sanctions of Russia Matter for Gold

The pot is coming to a boil at the border of Eastern Ukraine and Russia. Do not make the mistake made by many detached western investors who might ignore the sensitivity of gold to this matter. The importance of Russian-Western relations should not be underestimated with regard to their impact upon fiat currencies or gold. Gold and the SPDR Gold Trust ETF (NYSE: GLD) gains meaningful support as a result of Tuesday’s news that the EU is levying sanctions upon Russia. The action marks a key change in policy and the start of meaningful deterioration in Western relations with Russia. Fiat currency globally is threatened, though the dollar is less so to this point, and so gold gains. I again offer you the GLD security as an option for metals relative investment in this environment. For more on this subject, please see our report here.