There was lots of humming and huffing in the Kirk household this week after gold prices hit a record high last Friday. Not that I can afford even the smallest memorial coin. But my wife is a jeweller, so we have skin in the gain.
I rarely comment on gold. When journalists do, insane end-of-worlders leap from their bunkers to scream abuse. Fiat money is a sham. Governments can’t be trusted. Zombies are coming.
And the yellow metal isn’t the most expensive ever. After adjusting for inflation its peak was July 2020, with real prices on a downward path since. But loads of readers suddenly want a column on gold — so here goes.
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