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Re:Helicopter Money: Way Out of Crisis or Fallacy of Traditi... by iso1631 on Thursday April 09, 2020 @08:36AM (#22821932)
A richer world (both from more people and more economic activity) increases demand for things like jewelery, more use for gold (booming semiconductors) increases demand too.

There's then the perception that in bad times gold is a "safe bet". Low returns in savings accounts too.

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