Besides its tragic health consequences, COVID-19’s impact on the global economy will be far-reaching. Monetary and fiscal stimulus have their own limitations in fixing a worldwide medical problem. Despite the major central bankers adopting loose monetary policies, the IMF and World Bank offering monetary help to affected countries and talk of coordination between major economies, we are seeing that risk assets are simply unable to find the bottom.
Safe haven assets like gold, Japanese Yen and the US treasuries have rallied sharply during this time of distress. However, unlike treasuries, gold hasn’t been able to hold its gains. Currently, it is trading at a price of $1,490/Oz, lower than what it was before the surfacing of coronavirus. It surged past $1,700/Oz mark on March 9, before correcting sharply lower. The US treasuries have done the best. Gold, in a way, is suffering on two counts: Firstly, in this panic sell-off, some investors are dumping anything and everything. Secondly, some investors are selling gold to remain liquid and cover losses elsewhere....
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