CME - Gold at Crossroads

Gold at Crossroads By Blu Putnam, Chief Economist & Erik Norland, Senior Economist, CME Group


Conflicted Sentiment in Gold (29 Mar 2021)

  • Investors Conflicted Over Gold's Direction

  • Data indicates two opposing investor sentiments in gold

  • Potential for inflation to head higher could be supportive

  • Rising inflation expectations reflect economic optimism

  • Gold faces headwinds via rising competition from bitcoin

About the Presenters

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Erik Norland is Executive Director and Senior Economist of CME Group. He is responsible for generating economic analysis on global financial markets by identifying emerging trends, evaluating economic factors and forecasting their impact on CME Group and the company’s business strategy, and upon those who trade in its various markets. He is also one of CME Group’s spokespeople on global economic, financial and geopolitical conditions.

Bluford “Blu” Putnam has served as Managing Director and Chief Economist of CME Group since May 2011. With more than 35 years of experience in the financial services industry and concentrations in central banking, investment research, and portfolio management, Blu serves as CME Group’s spokesperson on global economic conditions.


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