Are there any safe havens in this global market crash? – The National

Are there any safe havens in this global market crash? – The National

In chaotic times like these, traditional stores of value such as bonds, gold and cash often come into their own, by shielding investors from the worst of the meltdown.. US government bonds, or Treasuries, are one of the lowest-risk investments in the world.. After wild swings in March, US Treasuries have now justified their safe haven status again," Mr Bolliger says.. US Treasuries are safe, but you pay a high price for that kind of security these days.. To get exposure, USD Treasury Bond UCITS ETF (VDTY), which invests 100 per cent in US Treasuries, currently yields 2.06 per cent.. The gold price is up a punchy 26.74 per_cent over the last year, according to Goldprice.org.. Carsten Menke, head of next generation research at Julius Baer, says its safe haven status holds good. ". Gold is still some way off its all-time high price of $1,895 per ounce, which it hit during the eurozone crisis in September 2011.. The gold price isn't going to collapse in the current environment, when shares are impossible to value.". The danger comes when markets recover, as the gold price could slip back, but there seems little danger of that right now.. Cash has been