The Rise and Fall of Gold

An interesting piece in the FT on the decline in the price of gold after a 12 year bull run [gated]:

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc715480-31f3-11e5-8873-775ba7c2ea3d.html

Related:
Demise of Gold

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/07/25/gold-is-doomed/

The recent steep decline in gold price is likely driven by a complex set of factors -

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/commodities/11752016/Speculators-smash-gold-as-dollar-squeeze-tightens.html