Mysterious power at the heart of gold | theage.com.au

Mysterious power at the heart of gold | theage.com.au: "'I'M THINKING of putting some savings into gold … gold bars,' said my physiotherapist and I nearly fell off the table. It's unbelievable: in the space of a few weeks investors have gone from cautiously conservative to defensive in the extreme.

And nothing soothes that fear like gold - that's why the precious yellow metal is soaring to almost $US1000 ($A1078) an ounce. If that price means nothing to you, put it this way, it's the highest gold price since 1984."