Tumbling gold price puts ‘haven’ status in doubt
Margin calls force some investors to sell, but analysts say precious metal will rebound even as Iran war fallout endures
Margin calls force some investors to sell, but analysts say precious metal will rebound even as Iran war fallout endures

The precious metal has suffered a sell-off during the Middle East war but the outlook is more positive

Dubai is key shipping hub for precious metals from Africa and Europe to Asia

The world is a mess but markets seem to be shrugging worries over the fallout of the Iran war

Sometimes crises do not blow over as investors might hope

Industry body says geopolitical instability and weakening confidence in the dollar will continue to support demand

There are lasting lessons about energy resilience to be learnt from this conflict